White Rock Creek near Burr Oak, KS
River level and flood forecast · Jewell County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 13.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 4 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 | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1950) | 32.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33 ftMajor agricultural flooding occurs on both sides of the river. Water threatens several farmsteads.
- 23 ftWater floods lowlands and agricultural land.
- 15 ftMinor flooding occurs in agricultural lowlands adjacent to the river.
Highest crests on record
- 32.6 ft — July 9, 1950
- 25.06 ft — September 3, 1973
- 23.76 ft — July 1, 1989
- 21.87 ft — May 7, 2015
- 21.3 ft — May 25, 2011
Recent crests: 19.79 ft (July 1, 2025) · 16.12 ft (May 31, 2024) · 12.1 ft (June 3, 2023) · 9.97 ft (July 7, 2022) · 12.7 ft (May 28, 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 (BURK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.