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Arkansas River near Haven

Highest listed crest 13.08 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft48 crests since 1971

The Arkansas River near Haven crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2025. The highest, 13.08 ft on May 8, 2007, was major flooding, 3.08 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Arkansas River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.08 ft
May 8, 2007; 20,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
9
5th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2019
12.51 ft, major flooding
Location
Reno County
Near Hutchinson (10.9 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Arkansas River near Haven
Action stage8.08May 23, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.03Jul 31, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.03May 27, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.09May 29, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1971 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Arkansas River near Haven, 1971 to 2025 2468101214ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Nov 21, 1971: 9.48 ft, action stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1973: 12.02 ft, major flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1973: 12.95 ft, major flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1973: 11.81 ft, moderate flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1974: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1975: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1976: 8.63 ft, action stage; 7,110 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1977: 8.50 ft, action stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1978: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1979: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1979: 11.56 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1981: 8.46 ft, action stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1981: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1984: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1985: 5.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1985: 7.51 ft, below flood stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1987: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1988: 5.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1989: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1990: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1991: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1992: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1993: 12.33 ft, major flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1993: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 11.55 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 13.08 ft, major flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2007: 12.44 ft, major flooding; 21,404 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2009: 8.36 ft, action stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2010: 8.68 ft, action stage; 6,630 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2011: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 456 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2012: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 656 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2013: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2014: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 6.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2016: 9.46 ft, action stage; 5,830 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2017: 8.42 ft, action stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 12.96 ft, major flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 12.99 ft, major flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 12.81 ft, major flooding; 16,739 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 12.51 ft, major flooding; 14,744 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2020: 5.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2021: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2023: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 451 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2024: 4.33 ft, below flood stage; 736 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2025: 6.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.08 ft, May 8, 2007 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Arkansas River near Haven 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 10 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 11.20 ft on Mar 26, 1960; 7.83 ft on Aug 17, 1961; 8.66 ft on Aug 6, 1962; 7.06 ft on Jul 20, 1963; 10.27 ft on Jun 15, 1965; 7.13 ft on Oct 24, 1965; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Arkansas River near Haven
1May 8, 200713.08+3.08Major20,700
2May 10, 201912.99+2.99Major16,300
3Oct 12, 201812.96+2.96Major14,400
4Sep 28, 197312.95+2.95Major24,700
5May 22, 201912.81+2.81Major16,739
6May 29, 201912.51+2.51Major14,744
7May 27, 200712.44+2.44Major21,404
8Jul 23, 199312.33+2.33Major15,700
9Apr 2, 197312.02+2.02Major19,100
10Oct 13, 197311.81+1.81Moderate18,000
11Oct 31, 197911.56+1.56Moderate17,100
12May 27, 199511.55+1.55Moderate12,400
13Jul 31, 201310.84+0.84Minor10,700
14Apr 20, 197410.34+0.34Minor11,700
15Mar 27, 198710.28+0.28Minor11,300
16Nov 21, 19719.48−0.52Action7,240
17Jul 7, 20169.46−0.54Action5,830
18Jun 15, 20108.68−1.32Action6,630
19Apr 28, 19768.63−1.37Action7,110
20Sep 2, 19778.50−1.50Action6,300
21Jun 20, 19818.46−1.54Action6,210
22May 23, 20178.42−1.58Action4,410
23Apr 29, 20098.36−1.64Action5,960
24Oct 10, 19857.51−2.49Below flood stage4,540
25Jul 30, 19797.34−2.66Below flood stage4,100
26Jun 30, 19757.09−2.91Below flood stage3,960
27Sep 6, 19896.88−3.12Below flood stage2,970
28Jun 15, 20146.80−3.20Below flood stage3,290
29May 31, 20156.63−3.37Below flood stage3,060
30Mar 24, 19846.50−3.50Below flood stage2,860
31Apr 13, 19916.29−3.71Below flood stage2,280
32Aug 18, 19926.08−3.92Below flood stage2,080
33Jun 21, 20256.06−3.94Below flood stage1,000
34Jul 17, 19885.88−4.12Below flood stage2,000
35May 1, 19855.80−4.20Below flood stage1,920
36May 26, 19785.77−4.23Below flood stage1,850
37Sep 10, 20185.76−4.24Below flood stage1,740
38May 21, 19835.75−4.25Below flood stage1,820
39Nov 8, 19815.66−4.34Below flood stage1,710
40Jun 1, 19905.38−4.62Below flood stage1,400
41May 31, 20215.33−4.67Below flood stage1,830
42Feb 28, 20205.06−4.94Below flood stage1,580
43May 26, 20224.64−5.36Below flood stage1,110
44Jun 13, 20244.33−5.67Below flood stage736
45Apr 19, 20124.15−5.85Below flood stage656
46Oct 1, 19933.84−6.16Below flood stage700
47May 29, 20113.55−6.45Below flood stage456
48Aug 13, 20233.23−6.77Below flood stage451

The worst floods along the Arkansas River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Arkansas River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 8, 2007: 13.08 ft here, major flooding

  • MuskogeeOK · May 11, 2007 · 28.63 ft · Minor
  • Van BurenAR · May 12, 2007 · 22.21 ft · Minor
  • OxfordKS · May 8, 2007 · 19.55 ft · Minor
  • MulvaneKS · May 9, 2007 · 17.19 ft · Minor
  • HutchinsonKS · May 8, 2007 · 12.70 ft · Minor
  • DerbyKS · May 9, 2007 · 12.22 ft · Minor

May 10, 2019: 12.99 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordKS · May 10, 2019 · 21.64 ft · Moderate
  • Arkansas CityKS · May 9, 2019 · 20.91 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • MulvaneKS · May 9, 2019 · 19.52 ft · Moderate
  • MuskogeeOK · May 8, 2019 · 29.14 ft · Minor
  • Van BurenAR · May 12, 2019 · 22.12 ft · Minor
  • RalstonOK · May 12, 2019 · 17.93 ft · Minor
  • DerbyKS · May 9, 2019 · 14.37 ft · Minor
  • HutchinsonKS · May 10, 2019 · 10.86 ft · Minor

October 12, 2018: 12.96 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordKS · Oct 11, 2018 · 20.76 ft · Moderate
  • Arkansas CityKS · Oct 12, 2018 · 17.44 ft · Moderate
  • MulvaneKS · Oct 10, 2018 · 17.77 ft · Minor
  • RalstonOK · Oct 12, 2018 · 16.18 ft · Minor
  • DerbyKS · Oct 10, 2018 · 12.62 ft · Minor
  • HutchinsonKS · Oct 12, 2018 · 10.88 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Arkansas River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Arkansas River
Arkansas CityKS11.020.91 ft, May 9, 20190
DardanelleAR32.045.91 ft, May 30, 20195
DerbyKS12.016.60 ft, Nov 2, 19981
Great BendKS12.017.70 ft, Jun 15, 19810
HutchinsonKS8.013.85 ft, Apr 2, 19730
Little RockAR23.034.60 ft, Jun 17, 183329
MorriltonAR30.043.03 ft, Jun 4, 201910
OxfordKS17.026.85 ft, Nov 2, 19982
Ozark L/D TailwaterAR357.0374.99 ft, May 30, 20197
PendletonAR31.037.63 ft, Jun 6, 20194
Pine BluffAR42.052.10 ft, May 28, 19436
RalstonOK16.023.00 ft, Jun 11, 192310
Toad Suck Lock and DamAR275.0285.40 ft, Jun 4, 20195
TulsaOK18.025.21 ft, Oct 5, 19864
Van BurenAR22.040.79 ft, Jun 1, 201918
HaskellOK19.026.02 ft, Jan 1, 19802
Haven this gaugeKS10.013.08 ft, May 8, 20079
Kinsley 2EKS12.017.60 ft, Jun 21, 19651
MulvaneKS16.520.90 ft, Nov 2, 19980
MuskogeeOK28.048.20 ft, May 21, 194311
Ponca CityOK17.022.26 ft, May 24, 20191

Other gauges in Reno County

Flood gauges in Reno County
Hutchinson8.013.85 ft, Apr 2, 19730
Hutchinson9.512.87 ft, Oct 11, 20182

Reno County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kansas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HAVK1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.