Pawnee River near Rozel, KS
River level and flood forecast · Pawnee County
Normal7.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 23.6 ft below flood stage (31 ft).
Flow: 4 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 | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 33 ft |
| Flood stage | 31 ft |
| Action stage | 29 ft |
| Record crest (May 25, 2019) | 34.53 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftCounty roads and some homes along the Pawnee river will be flooded. Floodwaters will flow through gaps in the levee on the north side of the Pawnee river... resulting in flooding of residential areas in the southeast part of Larned. Floodwaters will be 3 to 4 feet deep in some of these areas.
- 33 ftFlooding of roads can be expected. The entrance to Ft. Larned National Historical Site will be flooded.
- 31 ftMinor low land flooding of adjacent farmland and pastureland will occur along the river.
Highest crests on record
- 34.53 ft — May 25, 2019
- 33.75 ft — July 22, 1993
- 27.05 ft — November 17, 1996
- 26 ft — September 19, 2001
- 25.68 ft — July 3, 2004
Recent crests: 34.53 ft (May 25, 2019) · 21.04 ft (August 23, 2006) · 25.68 ft (July 3, 2004) · 15.11 ft (September 14, 2003) · 16.66 ft (July 29, 2002)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROZK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.