Republican River at Clay Center

1. 27.00 ftFloodwaters overflow Kansas Highway K-15 bridge.
2. 22.50 ftHighway 15 floods. A high fill which carries the road bed into Clay Center begins to overflow.
3. 21.00 ftHighways 24 and 15 flood. A high fill which carries the road bed into Clay Center begins to overflow.
4. 17.00 ftFlooding occurs between 16th, 17th, and 18th Roads and between Limestone and Osage Roads.
5. 15.00 ftLowland agricultural flooding occurs from U.S. Highway 24 to Milford Lake.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Most recent crests

• June 17, 2024: 15.19 ft
• May 1, 2023: 9.28 ft
• May 26, 2022: 16.30 ft
• July 31, 2020: 21.82 ft
• October 3, 2019: 15.31 ft
• August 17, 2019: 17.47 ft
• August 13, 2019: 15.26 ft
• May 8, 2019: 19.98 ft
• March 14, 2019: 18.42 ft
• December 27, 2018: 16.21 ft

• UpstreamRepublican River at Concordia
• DownstreamRepublican River at Milford Lake
• Elk Creek (KS) at Clyde
• Chapman Creek at Chapman
• Wildcat Creek at Keats
• Mud Creek (KS) at Talmage
• Kansas River at Ft. Riley
• Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive
• Big Blue River at Tuttle Creek Lake

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.