Rock Creek (KS) at Louisville, KS
River level and flood forecast · Pottawatomie County
No current readingas of Sun 6 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 43 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 33 ft |
| Flood stage | 27 ft |
| Action stage | 22 ft |
| Record crest (May 24, 2007) | 31.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 43.1 ftThe bridge deck of the Kansas Highway 99 bridge floods.
- 40.09 ftThe intersection of Kansas Highway 99 and West Webster Road floods.
- 40 ftWater reaches the low steel of the Kansas Highway 99 bridge over Rock Creek.
- 36 ftWest Webster Road floods. Fields are flooded and water is about 4 feet deep between Rock Creek and West Webster Road.
- 35 ftHomes along East Webster Road flood.
- 33 ftEast Webster Road floods. The farm field is flooded and homes in the area begin to flood. The unpaved road leading to the park on the southeast side of Rock Creek floods.
- 32 ftSouth bank overflow begins west of the Kansas Highway 99 bridge. Water will begin to flood the adjacent farmers field.
- 31.7 ftThe farm field on the north bank of Kansas Highway 99 bridge is flooded. Water begins to approach homes in the area along East Webster Road.
- 27 ftMinor low land flooding begins along the north bank of Rock Creek.
Highest crests on record
- 31.7 ft — May 24, 2007
- 30.26 ft — May 1, 2007
- 29.95 ft — May 6, 2007
- 29.13 ft — June 5, 2015
- 28.14 ft — June 23, 2019
Recent crests: 12.61 ft (May 9, 2023) · 22.39 ft (July 2, 2022) · 12.29 ft (March 27, 2021) · 27.36 ft (May 25, 2020) · 28.14 ft (June 23, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LISK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.