Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, KS
River level and flood forecast · Leavenworth County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 20.5 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Flow: 70 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Oct 4, 9:39 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (September 13, 1977) | 29.88 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 34.7 ftWater overtops the Highway 40 bridge.
- 29.6 ftThe west approach to the Highway 40 bridge is under water.
- 29.2 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Highway 40 bridge.
- 25 ftCounty Highway 6 floods about 3 miles east of Tonganoxie.
- 23 ftLow-lying farmland along the creek floods.
Highest crests on record
- 29.88 ft — September 13, 1977
- 29.81 ft — June 21, 2001
- 29.7 ft — October 13, 1961
- 29.36 ft — October 2, 2005
- 28.52 ft — June 10, 1982
Recent crests: 23.92 ft (May 21, 2021) · 24.53 ft (May 28, 2020) · 24.78 ft (June 24, 2019) · 23.28 ft (May 21, 2019) · 23.31 ft (August 22, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TNGK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.