Wakarusa River near Richland, KS

River level and flood forecast · Shawnee County

Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 12 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

3.43.63.844.24.44.6TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.87 ft — May 7, 2007
  2. 25.87 ft — August 30, 2019
  3. 24.82 ft — June 5, 2015
  4. 24.58 ft — April 27, 2016
  5. 23.08 ft — July 24, 2004

Recent crests: 19.03 ft (May 31, 2023) · 12.88 ft (May 26, 2022) · 18.94 ft (May 27, 2021) · 18.01 ft (July 30, 2020) · 25.87 ft (August 30, 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 (RCHK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.