Rivers in Kansas

Pawnee River near Rozel

Pawnee County, KansasNWS ROZK1USGS 07141200Dodge City office

Below flood stage
6.29ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
31.00 ft
Record crest
34.53 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood35.00 ft
Moderate flood33.00 ft
Minor flood31.00 ft
Action29.00 ft
  1. 35.00 ftCounty roads and some homes along the Pawnee river will be flooded. Floodwaters will flow through gaps in the levee on the north side of the Pawnee river... resulting in flooding of residential areas in the southeast part of Larned. Floodwaters will be 3 to 4 feet deep in some of these areas.
  2. 33.00 ftFlooding of roads can be expected. The entrance to Ft. Larned National Historical Site will be flooded.
  3. 31.00 ftMinor low land flooding of adjacent farmland and pastureland will occur along the river.

Crest history

134 crests on NOAA’s list since 26.

#DateStage
1May 25, 201934.53 ft
2July 22, 199333.75 ft
3May 28, 193531.96 ft
4October 10, 194630.91 ft
5June 9, 194029.83 ft
6August 12, 194829.43 ft
7September 5, 194329.07 ft
8July 28, 195828.22 ft
9June 23, 195127.54 ft
10July 11, 195127.52 ft
11November 17, 199627.05 ft
12July 1, 195126.98 ft
13August 13, 195026.86 ft
14May 23, 195126.68 ft
15October 3, 195026.17 ft
16June 13, 195126.06 ft
17September 19, 200126.00 ft
18August 3, 195325.89 ft
19July 3, 200425.68 ft
20June 28, 2625.66 ft
21May 30, 194424.62 ft
22August 22, 194224.53 ft
23May 26, 193323.37 ft
24August 13, 199222.87 ft
25June 28, 195722.82 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 25, 2019: 34.53 ft
  • August 23, 2006: 21.04 ft
  • July 3, 2004: 25.68 ft
  • September 14, 2003: 15.11 ft
  • July 29, 2002: 16.66 ft
  • September 19, 2001: 26.00 ft
  • July 5, 2000: 14.40 ft
  • July 18, 1999: 14.50 ft
  • October 28, 1997: 19.03 ft
  • August 9, 1997: 21.26 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. 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.