West Branch Walnut River at El Dorado, KS
River level and flood forecast · Butler County
Normal5.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 15.5 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 0 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (June 8, 1979) | 32.14 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftRoads flood in northeast El Dorado between 8th Avenue and 12th Avenue. Then 10 miles north of El Dorado, flood waters cover county roads from northwest 75th to 110th.
- 24 ftNorth and south of the river gage bridge, flood waters cover parts of Main St near 6th Avenue and 12th Avenue. Flooding also affects the streets between SW 40th and SW 50th along SW Haverhill Road, located southwest of the city.
- 21 ftThe road floods on both side of the 9th Avenue Bridge. Expect bank overflows.
Highest crests on record
- 32.14 ft — June 8, 1979
- 26.73 ft — June 3, 2025
- 26.25 ft — August 25, 2005
- 23.92 ft — April 27, 2009
- 22.68 ft — June 8, 1995
Recent crests: 26.73 ft (June 3, 2025) · 11.33 ft (November 2, 2024) · 7.59 ft (December 24, 2023) · 19.23 ft (May 4, 2022) · 15.86 ft (June 30, 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 (EDWK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.