Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon, KS
River level and flood forecast · Osage County
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 8:19 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (May 7, 2007) | 17.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23.6 ftWater overflows the top of the U.S. Highway 75 bridge deck over the Salt Creek.
- 18.5 ftWater reaches the bottom of the U.S. Highway 75 bridge about a half mile south of Lyndon.
- 16 ftSouth Berryton Road floods 3 miles east of Lyndon.
- 14.31 ftWater overflows the north bank of the creek and flows into fields north of Salt Creek just east of the Highway 75 bridge.
- 10 ftMinor low land flooding begins in farm field just west of the Highway 75 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 17.2 ft — May 7, 2007
- 16.24 ft — May 27, 2016
- 15.65 ft — April 30, 2019
- 15.08 ft — April 27, 2016
- 14.37 ft — May 24, 2015
Recent crests: 12.08 ft (June 4, 2025) · 11.65 ft (April 24, 2025) · 12.03 ft (October 25, 2023) · 2.61 ft (May 31, 2023) · 10.07 ft (October 11, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LNDK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.