Kansas River at Lecompton, KS
River level and flood forecast · Douglas County
Normal9.2 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Forecast to rise to 9.4 ft Tue 7 AM, below the 17 ft flood stage.
Flow: 20,000 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 | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23.8 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (July 13, 1951) | 30.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftRailroad tracks along the south bank of the Kansas River flood.
- 23.8 ftLecompton Road north of the Kansas River floods.
- 19 ftConsiderable agricultural flooding occurs.
- 16.5 ftLow lying farm fields begin to flood along the Kansas River.
Highest crests on record
- 30.23 ft — July 13, 1951
- 27.9 ft — May 31, 1903
- 24.65 ft — July 27, 1993
- 22.73 ft — October 12, 1973
- 21.88 ft — May 7, 2007
Recent crests: 6.2 ft (May 31, 2023) · 15.22 ft (May 31, 2022) · 13.27 ft (May 17, 2021) · 14.59 ft (July 30, 2020) · 20.52 ft (June 24, 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 (LCPK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.