Rivers in Kansas

Indian Creek at Overland Park

Johnson County, KansasNWS OPDK1USGS 06893300Pleasant Hill office

Below flood stage
5.57ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 4:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
18.41 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 23.50 ftWater overtops the Marty Street bridge.
  2. 21.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Marty Street bridge.
  3. 20.00 ftA shopping center parking lot near the Marty Street bridge floods.
  4. 18.80 ftMany homes and businesses along Indian Creek are flooded. This includes low-lying garages on Walmer and Lamar. Buildings on Indian Creek Parkway and West 107th Street also begin to flood.
  5. 18.39 ftFlood waters reach homes and garages along West 106th Street, West 106th Terrace, West 103rd Street, Robinson, Lamar, Horton, Indian Creek Drive, Indian Creek Parkwary, Beverly, West 107th Street, and El Monte.
  6. 16.50 ftFlood waters approach homes along Conser Street.
  7. 15.10 ftFlood waters reach Antioch Road 600 feet north of Indian Creek. Water also reaches buildings near the creek along Antioch Road West 106th Circle and El Monte cul de sac.
  8. 14.30 ftFlood waters threaten basements along Lowell and Antioch road.
  9. 8.00 ftLow-lying land along the creek begins to flood, including a paved bike and walking path.

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1977.

#DateStage
1August 22, 201718.41 ft
2July 27, 201717.98 ft
3June 9, 198417.78 ft
4July 1, 202416.45 ft
5October 4, 199816.17 ft
6May 15, 199016.11 ft
7July 17, 202516.02 ft
8July 10, 199315.82 ft
9June 14, 201015.77 ft
10September 13, 197715.50 ft
11July 4, 202415.05 ft
12September 12, 197715.04 ft
13September 18, 198614.37 ft
14August 6, 201714.17 ft
15July 20, 201514.04 ft
16August 13, 202114.00 ft
17May 31, 201313.62 ft
18May 6, 201213.22 ft
19April 24, 201411.51 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 17, 2025: 16.02 ft
  • July 4, 2024: 15.05 ft
  • July 1, 2024: 16.45 ft
  • August 13, 2021: 14.00 ft
  • August 22, 2017: 18.41 ft
  • August 6, 2017: 14.17 ft
  • July 27, 2017: 17.98 ft
  • July 20, 2015: 14.04 ft
  • April 24, 2014: 11.51 ft
  • May 31, 2013: 13.62 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 may be affected by ice.

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.