Bow Creek near Stockton, KS
River level and flood forecast · Rooks County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 5.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 11:01 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13.6 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 19, 2010) | 14.29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.3 ftA maximum height of 14.3 feet was reached on June 19, 2010.
- 12 ftHighway 183 and 3 Road will both remain passible, but most county gravel roads that cross the Bow Creek between Highway 183 and 3 Road will be flooded.
- 9 ftWater overflows both banks of the river and flows into adjacent agricultural lowland. Gravel county roads along and crossing the Bow Creek both upstream and downstream of the Highway 183 gauge site will begin to flood. Several of the roads that will flood include: A Road, B Road, and 17 Road.
Highest crests on record
- 14.29 ft — June 19, 2010
- 13.63 ft — August 28, 2014
- 13.6 ft — July 12, 1951
- 13.51 ft — May 20, 1969
- 13.49 ft — May 27, 1995
Recent crests: 6.25 ft (July 7, 2025) · 6.81 ft (May 31, 2024) · 5.51 ft (January 9, 2023) · 10.21 ft (June 5, 2022) · 8.99 ft (May 2, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SKTK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.