Republican River near Hardy, KS

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 3, 12:58 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 17 ftWater nears the bottom of the county road bridge south of Hardy.
• 14 ftThe left bank overflows and the river reaches a maximum width of around 1 mile. One tributary crossing Highway 14 and entering the river on the left, immediately below the river bridge will carry overflow water.
• 13.5 ftThe county road going south out of Hardy will be inundated and unpassable along both the north and south approach of the Republican River bridge. In addition, a house will be threatened on the south side of the river off of Road 3600 south of Superior. This home required sandbagging during the July flooding of 2019 when the river reached a stage of 13.77 feet.
• 12.5 ftThe north and south approach of the Republican River Bridge south of Hardy will see shallow flooding as the river expands outward reaching a maximum width of 0.9 mile.
• 12 ftThe north and south approaches to the river bridge can flood. However, even at extreme flows, the town of Hardy is not threatened by flooding. A record flood of 19.4 feet occurred in June of 1935.
• 11 ftWater floods rural agricultural land.

Highest crests on record

1. 19.4 ft — June 2, 1935
2. 17 ft — June 24, 1947
3. 14.83 ft — June 17, 1957
4. 13.92 ft — May 7, 2015
5. 13.77 ft — July 11, 2019

Recent crests: 9.66 ft (May 19, 2025) · 5.73 ft (June 1, 2024) · 2.49 ft (July 7, 2023) · 8.23 ft (July 7, 2022) · 7.89 ft (March 16, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamRepublican River at Guide Rock, NE
• DownstreamRepublican River at Scandia, KS
• Little Blue River near Deshler, NE
• White Rock Creek near Burr Oak, KS
• Little Blue River near Deweese, NE
• Republican River at Concordia, KS
• Solomon River at Beloit, KS
• Little Blue River near Fairbury, NE