Marais Des Cygnes River near Pomona, KS

River level and flood forecast · Franklin County

Normal5.1 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 1,150 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 26 ftAt this stage the fields to the north and east of the river above the BNSF railroad tracks begin to flood.
  • 20 ftLow lands along the river flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 32.3 ft — June 30, 2007
  2. 31.57 ft — November 2, 1998
  3. 30.77 ft — May 7, 2007
  4. 30.59 ft — October 10, 1985
  5. 30.1299991607666 ft — June 17, 1975

Recent crests: 28.43 ft (June 4, 2025) · 15.37 ft (October 12, 2021) · 28.84 ft (May 17, 2021) · 19.9 ft (May 5, 2020) · 29.34 ft (May 22, 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 (PMNK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.