Kansas River near Belvue, KS
River level and flood forecast · Pottawatomie County
Normal11.6 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 8.4 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 16,900 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 | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (July 26, 1993) | 26 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs from Wamego to Topeka.
Highest crests on record
- 26 ft — July 26, 1993
- 20.34 ft — June 11, 1984
- 19.68 ft — June 2, 2011
- 18.85 ft — May 24, 1995
- 18.59 ft — April 27, 1999
Recent crests: 7.95 ft (May 16, 2023) · 12.83 ft (May 31, 2022) · 13.19 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 (BVUK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.