Rivers in Kansas

Tomahawk Creek at Roe Avenue

Johnson County, KansasNWS TCRK1USGS 06893350Pleasant Hill office

Below flood stage
2.13ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 10:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
20.81 ft2017

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 19.00 ftFlood waters approach 119th Street.
  2. 18.00 ftFlooding begins to affect several homes along the creek's north bank, just upstream of the gage site.
  3. 13.00 ftWater approaches the northbound lane of Tomahawk Creek Parkway.

Crest history

26 crests on NOAA’s list since 2001.

#DateStage
1July 27, 201720.81 ft
2July 30, 200819.40 ft
3June 14, 201018.92 ft
4August 22, 201718.64 ft
5May 31, 201318.18 ft
6March 4, 200417.95 ft
7July 1, 202417.69 ft
8May 6, 201217.61 ft
9June 12, 201016.90 ft
10June 6, 200116.89 ft
11June 8, 201016.72 ft
12July 4, 202416.08 ft
13July 20, 201516.06 ft
14August 31, 200315.73 ft
15August 6, 201715.58 ft
16March 11, 202615.14 ft
17August 13, 202115.03 ft
18July 22, 201714.93 ft
19July 21, 202514.85 ft
20July 13, 201714.17 ft
21October 8, 201814.01 ft
22May 28, 202013.79 ft
23May 24, 201913.67 ft
24July 17, 201813.19 ft
25June 23, 201913.11 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 11, 2026: 15.14 ft
  • July 21, 2025: 14.85 ft
  • July 17, 2025: 13.06 ft
  • July 4, 2024: 16.08 ft
  • July 1, 2024: 17.69 ft
  • August 13, 2021: 15.03 ft
  • May 28, 2020: 13.79 ft
  • June 23, 2019: 13.11 ft
  • May 24, 2019: 13.67 ft
  • October 8, 2018: 14.01 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.