Rivers in Kansas

Mill Creek (WSHK1) at Washington

Washington County, KansasNWS WSHK1USGS 06884200Topeka office

Below flood stage
1.75ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 1:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
36.00 ft1941

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood35.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 19.00 ftOsage Road, located 2 miles west and 1 mile north of Washington, floods.
  2. 18.00 ftLow lands along the creek flood from Morrowville to Washington flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

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

Crest history

193 crests on NOAA’s list since 1903.

#DateStage
1June 8, 194136.00 ft
2June 5, 190834.00 ft
3May 29, 190334.00 ft
4July 7, 199329.35 ft
5June 18, 198329.13 ft
6September 20, 195628.95 ft
7September 26, 197327.97 ft
8March 24, 198727.49 ft
9August 25, 197227.00 ft
10October 12, 197327.00 ft
11August 2, 196826.34 ft
12June 16, 196726.34 ft
13May 22, 197125.59 ft
14March 28, 196025.58 ft
15May 28, 196025.58 ft
16April 13, 199125.31 ft
17June 21, 201025.10 ft
18May 7, 197824.70 ft
19September 15, 196124.15 ft
20September 13, 196124.15 ft
21September 29, 198624.09 ft
22May 14, 199523.51 ft
23June 15, 199023.35 ft
24May 27, 198723.15 ft
25May 15, 199023.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 16, 2024: 21.54 ft
  • July 1, 2023: 3.16 ft
  • July 7, 2022: 20.82 ft
  • July 2, 2022: 18.39 ft
  • May 26, 2022: 19.25 ft
  • August 13, 2021: 19.10 ft
  • May 26, 2021: 20.74 ft
  • July 27, 2020: 21.11 ft
  • May 25, 2019: 22.42 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 21.94 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. 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.