Crooked Creek (KS) near Englewood, KS
River level and flood forecast · Meade County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 2 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (August 31, 1963) | 9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftRecord flooding is now possible along most of Crooked Creek in southern Meade County to the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. Floodwaters will rise to 5 feet or higher outside of the main river channel, and substantially cover the floodplain. This flood may approach the record floods of August 31, 1963, and May 20, 1955.
- 11 ftPrepare for near-record flooding along Crooked Creek in southern Meade County, as floodwaters 4 feet deep or more course their way downstream to the Kansas-Oklahoma border.
- 10 ftPrepare for major flooding of three feet or more along many portions of Crooked Creek in southern Meade County as floodwaters push further out onto the floodplain.
- 9 ftPrepare for moderate inundations of two to three feet along many segments of Crooked Creek in southern Meade County as floodwaters continue to move further out onto the floodplain. The county road east of the bridge 12 miles west of Englewood will begin to overflow at about 8.5 feet.
- 8 ftExpect moderate flooding along most streches of Crooked Creek in southern Meade County. Both riverbanks will experience inundations up to 2 feet as the floodwaters continue their expansion onto the floodplain.
- 7 ftPrepare for minor inundations of one or more feet along the Crooked Creek in southern Meade County as floodwaters leave the main channel and moves out onto the floodplain.
- 6.5 ftPrepare for minor overflows along portions of crooked creek in southern meade county as the creek moves out onto the floodplain.
Highest crests on record
- 9 ft — August 31, 1963
- 8.97999954223633 ft — June 7, 1963
- 8.21 ft — April 2, 1973
- 8.010000228881838 ft — May 20, 1955
- 7.94000005722046 ft — August 20, 1958
Recent crests: 7.81 ft (July 7, 2023) · 6.04 ft (June 3, 2023) · 6.42 ft (May 30, 2019) · 6.26 ft (July 3, 2016) · 6.81 ft (May 30, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ENWK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.