Kansas River at Wamego, KS
River level and flood forecast · Pottawatomie County
Normal9.8 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to fall to 8.5 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 15,800 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 | 38 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (July 13, 1951) | 30.56 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftHighway K 99 south of the Kansas River floods if the levees fail.
- 19 ftLow lying areas near the river flood from Manhattan to Belvue.
Highest crests on record
- 30.56 ft — July 13, 1951
- 29.3 ft — May 30, 1903
- 27.33 ft — July 26, 1993
- 26.79 ft — June 4, 1935
- 26 ft — June 11, 1908
Recent crests: 5.55 ft (May 16, 2023) · 10.05 ft (May 31, 2022) · 12.24 ft (May 28, 2021) · 12.15 ft (August 11, 2020) · 17.85 ft (June 1, 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 (WMGK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.