Rivers in Kansas

Neosho River near Oswego

Cherokee County, KansasNWS NSOK1Springfield office

Below flood stage
10.39ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
28.00 ft
Record crest
34.70 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood33.50 ft
Moderate flood30.00 ft
Minor flood28.00 ft
Action23.00 ft
  1. 30.00 ftHomes in low lying areas near the river flood. Water reaches up to two feet in depth along 110st Street and 120th Street.
  2. 20.00 ftFlooding affects low lying areas near the river over southwest Cherokee County near and along 120th Street and 110th Street from south of Highway 160 to the Craig County Oklahoma line.

Crest history

28 crests on NOAA’s list since 2012.

#DateStage
1May 29, 201934.70 ft
2May 1, 201733.26 ft
3June 30, 202131.80 ft
4May 6, 202231.72 ft
5October 13, 201831.52 ft
6May 2, 201931.32 ft
7June 1, 201331.30 ft
8May 2, 201231.22 ft
9July 18, 202131.21 ft
10March 22, 201231.18 ft
11May 10, 201931.16 ft
12May 26, 201530.80 ft
13June 3, 202230.63 ft
14October 9, 201630.49 ft
15August 10, 201930.30 ft
16March 20, 202129.67 ft
17May 31, 201529.55 ft
18May 28, 202029.43 ft
19March 15, 202129.30 ft
20February 26, 202029.19 ft
21September 24, 201929.06 ft
22September 13, 201628.96 ft
23March 20, 202028.87 ft
24March 20, 202028.87 ft
25May 17, 202028.86 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 3, 2022: 30.63 ft
  • May 6, 2022: 31.72 ft
  • July 18, 2021: 31.21 ft
  • June 30, 2021: 31.80 ft
  • May 23, 2021: 28.45 ft
  • March 20, 2021: 29.67 ft
  • March 15, 2021: 29.30 ft
  • May 28, 2020: 29.43 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 28.39 ft
  • May 17, 2020: 28.86 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Sources

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