Ninnescah River near Murdock, KS

River level and flood forecast · Kingman County

Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 2 PM

The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 95 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 8:07 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage	12 ft
Moderate flood stage	10 ft
Flood stage	8 ft
Action stage	6 ft
Record crest (October 31, 1979)	12.84 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

12 ftConsiderable flooding of pastureland occurs with greatest extent over the pastureland adjacent to left upstream and right downstream banks.
10 ftConsiderable flooding occurs along the right upstream bank and left downstream bank. Less overflows occurs along right downstream bank. Expect flooding of pastureland near SE 160th Avenue Bridge.
9 ftMinor overflow occurs along both banks. However, on the south side of the banks near the river bridge on SE 160th Avenue, flooding spreads out into pastureland to the extent of 1000ft.
8 ftMinor flooding occurs along the right upstream bank affecting pastureland and along left downstream bank.

Highest crests on record

12.84 ft — October 31, 1979
11.93000030517 ft — October 11, 1973
11.86999988555 ft — June 26, 1957
11.85999965667 ft — May 16, 1957
11.54 ft — June 21, 2026

Recent crests: 9.81 ft (June 27, 2026) · 10.31 ft (June 26, 2026) · 7.06 ft (June 24, 2026) · 10.67 ft (June 22, 2026) · 11.54 ft (June 21, 2026)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Kingman County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 07145200

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MDKK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.