Rivers in Kansas

Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo

Osage County, KansasNWS QNMK1Topeka office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood40.50 ft
Moderate flood24.50 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 26.14 ftFarm field along the river just north and east of South Stubbs Road bridge floods. South Stubbs Road remains flooded about 2 miles south of Quenemo.
  2. 26.01 ftFarm field just west and south of the gage on South Stubbs Road floods.
  3. 25.00 ftSouth Stubbs Road floods south of the Marais des Cygnes River, 2.5 miles south of Quenemo.
  4. 24.50 ftSouth Stubbs Road 2 miles south of Quenemo floods.
  5. 24.00 ftNorthbank of the river just east of South Stubbs Road floods.
  6. 17.00 ftLowland areas along the river flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding18%
Moderate flooding5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

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

Crest history

95 crests on NOAA’s list since 1975.

#DateStage
1June 30, 200729.71 ft
2May 7, 200729.53 ft
3October 10, 198528.00 ft
4June 4, 202528.00 ft
5May 24, 201527.70 ft
6May 21, 201927.70 ft
7November 1, 199827.38 ft
8June 17, 197526.86 ft
9May 23, 198126.36 ft
10April 27, 201626.30 ft
11April 28, 199426.30 ft
12June 4, 198526.20 ft
13September 1, 200326.14 ft
14September 10, 200926.06 ft
15March 31, 198026.00 ft
16May 23, 197825.98 ft
17June 9, 201025.95 ft
18March 5, 200425.93 ft
19June 9, 198425.92 ft
20May 17, 201525.90 ft
21May 23, 199925.79 ft
22June 4, 200525.76 ft
23June 12, 200525.64 ft
24April 27, 200925.59 ft
25May 9, 199325.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 4, 2025: 28.00 ft
  • June 9, 2024: 23.90 ft
  • April 29, 2024: 24.10 ft
  • April 26, 2024: 17.30 ft
  • July 16, 2021: 17.40 ft
  • July 1, 2021: 20.90 ft
  • May 26, 2020: 18.30 ft
  • May 21, 2019: 27.70 ft
  • May 7, 2019: 23.30 ft
  • May 1, 2019: 25.50 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. 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.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.