Little Osage River at Fulton, KS
River level and flood forecast · Bourbon County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 19.4 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Flow: 0 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (May 22, 2019) | 28.96 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.21 ftthe is the record stage reached on October 3, 1986.
- 33 ftflood waters begin to impact the railroad tracks between the gage site and the town of Fulton, on Old Highway 69.
- 32.46 ftThis is the level reached on June 30 2007.
- 30 ftmajor flooding begins at the gage site. Flood waters reach the bottom of Old Highway 69 bridge at the previous gage site.
- 25 ftFarmland at the gage site becomes covered by flood waters, and Highway 31, east of town becomes flooded. Highway 31, four miles west of Fulton has flood waters four to six feet in depth. 225th Street, near Xavier Road, 1 mile east of Fulton is flooded.
- 22 ftFlood waters mainly affect farmland along the Little Osage River Basin between the gage site and Highway 31 west of Fulton.
- 21 ftflood waters begin to overflow Kansas State Highway 31, four miles west of Fulton.
- 16 ftthe Kansas Department of Transportation closes portions of Highway 31 near Fulton.
Highest crests on record
- 28.96 ft — May 22, 2019
- 28.02 ft — April 30, 2017
- 27.92 ft — April 28, 2009
- 27.54 ft — September 17, 2010
- 27.2 ft — May 6, 2022
Recent crests: 24.5 ft (June 2, 2022) · 27.2 ft (May 6, 2022) · 26.94 ft (September 6, 2021) · 25.87 ft (July 16, 2021) · 22.73 ft (June 29, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FTNK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.