N F Solomon River at Glade, KS
River level and flood forecast · Phillips County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 8.4 ft below flood stage (11 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (September 5, 2016) | 18.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 183 bridge.
- 18 ftFlooding of crop, pasture land, and low lying areas is extensive. The towns of Glade, Speed, and Logan are located on high ground and are not subject to flooding. However, at a river stage of 18 feet most every county road over the North Fork of the Solomon River within Phillips County except for the Highway 183 bridge will become flooded. Therefore, flooding will cut off access to Speed and Logan from the south. A record flood of 18.65 feet occurred in September of 2016.
- 16 ftWidespread flooding occurs in the vicinity of the bridge on highway 183.
- 11 ftThe south bank overflows and minor lowland flooding begins.
Highest crests on record
- 18.65 ft — September 5, 2016
- 18.55 ft — June 16, 1957
- 17.01 ft — August 15, 1968
- 16.35 ft — July 20, 1953
- 14.83 ft — May 27, 1995
Recent crests: 4.39 ft (September 14, 2025) · 6.15 ft (May 31, 2024) · 5.34 ft (July 14, 2023) · 4.3 ft (June 6, 2022) · 5.79 ft (March 14, 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 (GDEK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.