Brush Creek at Ward Parkway - Kansas City, MO
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
Normal35.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 10.3 ft below flood stage (46 ft).
Flow: 2 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Wed, Sep 16, 12:01 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 50 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 48 ft |
| Flood stage | 46 ft |
| Action stage | 40 ft |
| Record crest (September 12, 1977) | 53 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 54.3 ftFlood waters reach the Pembroke High School gymnasium. Many other roads, bridges, homes, and businesses along the creek are flooded.
- 52 ftFlooding begins to threaten life and propery at Main and Brookside, Rockhill Road, and Elmwood Avenue.
- 50 ftWater overtops the Ward Parkway bridge. Ward Parkway and Shawnee Mission Parkway near the Ward Parkway bridge are under water. In addition, other bridges and roads upstream and downstream of the Plaza Federal Flood Control Project are flooded.
- 48 ftWard Parkway and Shawnee Mission Parkway near the Ward Parkway bridge are flooded. In addition, the area along the creek between Belleview Avenue and Rockwell begins to flood.
- 46 ftWard Parkway and Shawnee Mission Parkway near the Ward Parkway bridge begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 53 ft — September 12, 1977
- 50.14 ft — October 4, 1998
- 47.44 ft — July 27, 2017
- 47.03 ft — August 26, 2016
- 47.03 ft — August 5, 2017
Recent crests: 46.21 ft (July 4, 2024) · 44.43 ft (May 31, 2022) · 44.4 ft (September 3, 2021) · 44.75 ft (July 29, 2020) · 44.99 ft (May 24, 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 (KWPM7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.