Rivers in Kansas
Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd
Below flood stage
5.08ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 30, 5:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 15.00 ft
- Record crest
- 19.70 ft2020
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 23.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 18.20 ft |
| Minor flood | 15.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 19.80 ftFlood waters reach the base of homes on the south side of the Shunganunga Creek west of Gage Boulevard.
- 19.30 ftFlood waters reach the bridge deck of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 18.95 ftSidewalk just north of the Gage Boulevard bridge on the west side floods.
- 18.18 ftCorner of Shunga Drive and Gage Boulevard floods.
- 16.52 ftWater flows over the left downstream bank of the Shunganunga Creek east of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 15.00 ftMinor flooding along the Shunganunga Creek occurs west and east of Gage Boulevard. The Shunga Path is inundated for several hundred yards west and east of the Gage Boulevard bridge.
- 10.00 ftShunga path under the gage boulevard bridge floods.
Crest history
10 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 30, 2020 | 19.70 ft |
| 2 | May 17, 2022 | 15.59 ft |
| 3 | September 7, 2015 | 15.53 ft |
| 4 | August 17, 2019 | 15.47 ft |
| 5 | July 13, 2017 | 12.69 ft |
| 6 | April 22, 2011 | 12.64 ft |
| 7 | February 27, 2023 | 12.50 ft |
| 8 | May 9, 2021 | 12.12 ft |
| 9 | September 14, 2016 | 11.01 ft |
| 10 | September 1, 2010 | 10.14 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 27, 2023: 12.50 ft
- May 17, 2022: 15.59 ft
- May 9, 2021: 12.12 ft
- July 30, 2020: 19.70 ft
- August 17, 2019: 15.47 ft
- July 13, 2017: 12.69 ft
- September 14, 2016: 11.01 ft
- September 7, 2015: 15.53 ft
- April 22, 2011: 12.64 ft
- September 1, 2010: 10.14 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.
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.