Soldier Creek near Delia, KS
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
Normal5.8 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 20.2 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Flow: 45 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 29.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (October 2, 2005) | 33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29.8 ft106th Road bridge floods.
- 29.5 ftFirst floor of house located just to the east of Soldier Creek floods.
- 28.7 ft106th Road floods about 250 feet east of Soldier Creek in southern Jackson County.
- 28.3 ftFlood waters reach low steel of 106th Road bridge over Soldier Creek.
- 26.5 ft106th Road in southern Jackson County floods about 200 feet west of Soldier Creek.
- 26 ftLow lying areas and farm fields along the creek flood.
Highest crests on record
- 33 ft — October 2, 2005
- 29.61 ft — June 5, 2015
- 29.34 ft — June 23, 2019
- 29.29 ft — May 27, 2016
- 29.1 ft — May 7, 2007
Recent crests: 20.04 ft (May 31, 2023) · 23.53 ft (May 31, 2022) · 18.55 ft (March 27, 2021) · 19.29 ft (April 12, 2020) · 29.34 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 (DELK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.