Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd, KS
River level and flood forecast · Shawnee County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 10.3 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18.2 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (July 30, 2020) | 19.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19.8 ftFlood waters reach the base of homes on the south side of the Shunganunga Creek west of Gage Boulevard.
- 19.3 ftFlood waters reach the bridge deck of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 18.95 ftSidewalk just north of the Gage Boulevard bridge on the west side floods.
- 18.18 ftCorner of Shunga Drive and Gage Boulevard floods.
- 16.52 ftWater flows over the left downstream bank of the Shunganunga Creek east of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 15 ftMinor flooding along the Shunganunga Creek occurs west and east of Gage Boulevard. The Shunga Path is inundated for several hundred yards west and east of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 10 ftShunga path under the gage boulevard bridge floods.
Highest crests on record
- 19.7 ft — July 30, 2020
- 15.59 ft — May 17, 2022
- 15.53 ft — September 7, 2015
- 15.47 ft — August 17, 2019
- 12.69 ft — July 13, 2017
Recent crests: 12.5 ft (February 27, 2023) · 15.59 ft (May 17, 2022) · 12.12 ft (May 9, 2021) · 19.7 ft (July 30, 2020) · 15.47 ft (August 17, 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 (SGBK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.