Cottonwood River above Cottonwood Falls, KS

River level and flood forecast · Chase County

Normal8.6 ftas of Mon 3 PM

Flow: 262 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 34.97 ft — July 31, 2020
  2. 33.84 ft — June 27, 2021
  3. 10.42 ft — September 28, 2019

Recent crests: 33.84 ft (June 27, 2021) · 34.97 ft (July 31, 2020) · 10.42 ft (September 28, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CWSK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.