Rivers in Kansas
Rock Creek at Parks, NE
Below flood stage
1.30ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:45 AM MDT
- Flood stage
- 7.00 ft
- Record crest
- 6.00 ft1965
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 11.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 9.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 7.00 ft |
| Action | 4.00 ft |
- 11.00 ftMajority of the town is flooded.
- 9.00 ftHouses begin to be affected.
- 8.00 ftThere is flooding of agricultural land. No homes affected but water is getting closer.
- 7.00 ftExpect minor flooding as Rock Creek overflows secondary river terrace.
- 6.10 ftAt this stage, the water starts hitting the bottom of the bridge that is 100 feet to the northwest of the site.
- 6.00 ftAt this stage, the water will start hitting the bottom of the bridge that is approximately 200 feet east of the gage site. This bridge is roughly in the middle of the town.
Crest history
75 crests on NOAA’s list since 1941.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 5, 1965 | 6.00 ft |
| 2 | July 20, 2020 | 5.31 ft |
| 3 | July 1, 1962 | 4.57 ft |
| 4 | August 5, 2023 | 4.42 ft |
| 5 | June 7, 1991 | 4.00 ft |
| 6 | June 5, 1978 | 3.89 ft |
| 7 | September 3, 1951 | 3.80 ft |
| 8 | July 12, 1944 | 3.67 ft |
| 9 | May 31, 2024 | 3.64 ft |
| 10 | June 6, 2015 | 3.63 ft |
| 11 | June 8, 1941 | 3.63 ft |
| 12 | August 4, 1969 | 3.61 ft |
| 13 | June 8, 1966 | 3.57 ft |
| 14 | August 1, 1979 | 3.56 ft |
| 15 | May 24, 1946 | 3.46 ft |
| 16 | November 20, 1975 | 3.34 ft |
| 17 | June 21, 1967 | 3.28 ft |
| 18 | August 29, 1999 | 3.27 ft |
| 19 | August 7, 2013 | 3.15 ft |
| 20 | September 27, 1945 | 3.14 ft |
| 21 | June 13, 1977 | 3.09 ft |
| 22 | March 2, 2002 | 3.09 ft |
| 23 | July 29, 1950 | 3.04 ft |
| 24 | May 31, 1957 | 3.01 ft |
| 25 | June 9, 2014 | 2.94 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 19, 2025: 2.15 ft
- May 31, 2024: 3.64 ft
- August 5, 2023: 4.42 ft
- July 29, 2022: 1.82 ft
- March 14, 2021: 1.80 ft
- July 20, 2020: 5.31 ft
- May 22, 2019: 1.86 ft
- May 5, 2018: 1.70 ft
- March 24, 2017: 2.37 ft
- April 16, 2016: 1.80 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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.