Bow Creek near Stockton

1. 14.30 ftA maximum height of 14.3 feet was reached on June 19, 2010.
2. 12.00 ftHighway 183 and 3 Road will both remain passible, but most county gravel roads that cross the Bow Creek between Highway 183 and 3 Road will be flooded.
3. 9.00 ftWater overflows both banks of the river and flows into adjacent agricultural lowland. Gravel county roads along and crossing the Bow Creek both upstream and downstream of the Highway 183 gauge site will begin to flood. Several of the roads that will flood include: A Road, B Road, and 17 Road.

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

• July 7, 2025: 6.25 ft
• May 31, 2024: 6.81 ft
• January 9, 2023: 5.51 ft
• June 5, 2022: 10.21 ft
• May 2, 2021: 8.99 ft
• July 27, 2020: 8.93 ft
• May 28, 2019: 9.88 ft
• May 29, 2018: 10.55 ft
• October 3, 2017: 10.38 ft
• September 5, 2016: 12.65 ft

• N F Solomon River at Glade
• N F Solomon River at Kirwin Reservoir
• S F Solomon River at Webster Reservoir
• S F Solomon River at Woodston
• S F Solomon River at Webster Reservoir
• Prairie Dog Creek at Woodruff
• N F Solomon River at Portis
• S F Solomon River at Osborne

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 48 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 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.