Republican River at Clay Center, KS
River level and flood forecast · Clay County
Normal8.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 6.8 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 472 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 5, 6:17 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (June 3, 1935) | 25.74 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27 ftFloodwaters overflow Kansas Highway K-15 bridge.
- 22.5 ftHighway 15 floods. A high fill which carries the road bed into Clay Center begins to overflow.
- 21 ftHighways 24 and 15 flood. A high fill which carries the road bed into Clay Center begins to overflow.
- 17 ftFlooding occurs between 16th, 17th, and 18th Roads and between Limestone and Osage Roads.
- 15 ftLowland agricultural flooding occurs from U.S. Highway 24 to Milford Lake.
Highest crests on record
- 25.74 ft — June 3, 1935
- 23.36 ft — July 24, 1993
- 22.92 ft — June 26, 1947
- 22.75 ft — July 8, 1993
- 22.6 ft — September 5, 1958
Recent crests: 15.19 ft (June 17, 2024) · 9.28 ft (May 1, 2023) · 16.3 ft (May 26, 2022) · 21.82 ft (July 31, 2020) · 15.31 ft (October 3, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamRepublican River at Concordia, KS
- Chapman Creek near Chapman, KS
- Wildcat Creek at Keats, KS
- Mud Creek (KS) near Talmage, KS
- Kansas River at Ft. Riley, KS
- Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive, KS
- Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Seth Childs Rd, KS
- Little Blue River near Barnes, KS
- Big Blue River near Manhattan, KS
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CYCK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.