Kansas River at Ft. Riley, KS
River level and flood forecast · Geary County
Normal8.1 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 12.9 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Forecast to fall to 5.2 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 3,700 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:24 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (July 1, 1951) | 34.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftLowland areas near the river flood.
Highest crests on record
- 34.5 ft — July 1, 1951
- 34.5 ft — July 13, 1951
- 27.93 ft — July 26, 1993
- 23.74 ft — October 14, 1973
- 20.82 ft — July 7, 2019
Recent crests: 5.53 ft (May 18, 2023) · 11.27 ft (July 3, 2022) · 12.51 ft (May 28, 2021) · 13.84 ft (May 26, 2020) · 20.82 ft (July 7, 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 (FTRK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.