Missouri River at Atchison, KS
River level and flood forecast · Atchison County
Normal10.0 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 12.0 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Oct 6, 7:12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (July 26, 1993) | 31.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftThe Rushville-Sugar Lake, Bean Lake, and Henry Pohl Levees will likely be overtopped.
- 27 ftRiver Road in Atchison floods and levees on the Missouri side of the river are overtopped. If the river remains above 27 feet for several days then U.S. Highway 59 and large portions of the floodplain in Missouri flood.
- 25 ftA castings plant in Atchison is affected by flood waters.
- 22 ftLow-lying areas on the Missouri side of the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 31.63 ft — July 26, 1993
- 31.2 ft — March 22, 2019
- 31 ft — June 29, 2011
- 29.83 ft — June 25, 2010
- 29.5 ft — April 23, 1952
Recent crests: 25.78 ft (July 3, 2024) · 22.1 ft (August 18, 2019) · 22.14 ft (July 22, 2019) · 29.26 ft (May 31, 2019) · 24.83 ft (May 9, 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 (ATCK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.