Rivers in Kansas

Beaver Creek at Ludell

Rawlins County, KansasNWS LDLK1USGS 06846000Goodland office

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 9.00 ftLowland areas will become flooded.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, October to December

CategoryChance
Minor flooding5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued October 22, 2025.

Crest history

28 crests on NOAA’s list since 1929.

#DateStage
1September 8, 193016.70 ft
2July 13, 195114.15 ft
3September 10, 194613.00 ft
4June 28, 194812.05 ft
5August 8, 199611.20 ft
6May 20, 194911.10 ft
7May 26, 193210.90 ft
8April 27, 200710.20 ft
9April 24, 200710.16 ft
10October 7, 194710.08 ft
11August 6, 19509.95 ft
12June 5, 19319.70 ft
13July 23, 19299.23 ft
14September 6, 19969.13 ft
15July 30, 19989.01 ft
16May 29, 20018.08 ft
17July 16, 20047.94 ft
18July 18, 19997.52 ft
19August 18, 20067.37 ft
20June 23, 19967.12 ft
21June 2, 19976.74 ft
22May 22, 19526.65 ft
23May 29, 20105.28 ft
24June 29, 20034.68 ft
25June 2, 20094.43 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 29, 2010: 5.28 ft
  • June 2, 2009: 4.43 ft
  • April 27, 2007: 10.20 ft
  • April 24, 2007: 10.16 ft
  • August 18, 2006: 7.37 ft
  • July 7, 2005: 3.78 ft
  • July 16, 2004: 7.94 ft
  • June 29, 2003: 4.68 ft
  • May 29, 2001: 8.08 ft
  • July 18, 2000: 4.19 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site.

Sources

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.