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Big Blue River at Marysville

Highest listed crest 45.39 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft79 crests since 1903

The Big Blue River at Marysville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 2022. The highest, 45.39 ft on June 9, 1941, was major flooding, 10.39 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.39 ft
June 9, 1941
Flood stage
35.0 ft
Major flooding from 43.0 ft
Crests at major
3
18th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 2015
37.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marshall County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Blue River at Marysville
Action stage30.013Jun 20, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.025Jun 6, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage38.215Jun 15, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage43.03Oct 13, 1973Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

79 crests from 1903 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Blue River at Marysville, 1903 to 2022 1020304050ft Flood stage 35.0 ftMajor 43.0 ft May 3, 1903: 43.79 ft, major floodingJun 9, 1941: 45.39 ft, major floodingJun 23, 1947: 40.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1948: 38.00 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1948: 34.80 ft, action stageMar 10, 1949: 37.70 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1949: 40.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 1949: 36.40 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1950: 38.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 14, 1950: 34.80 ft, action stageOct 2, 1950: 40.91 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 1951: 38.00 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1951: 39.98 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1951: 40.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 1951: 37.72 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1951: 39.30 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1951: 36.87 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 1951: 39.35 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 1952: 35.10 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1954: 35.96 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1954: 40.44 ft, moderate floodingAug 25, 1954: 39.29 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 1957: 34.80 ft, action stageJul 12, 1958: 37.96 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 1958: 35.25 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1958: 35.25 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 1959: 35.98 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1960: 40.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1960: 38.90 ft, moderate floodingSep 13, 1961: 35.84 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1965: 35.80 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 1965: 36.52 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1967: 37.23 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1973: 39.86 ft, moderate floodingOct 13, 1973: 43.86 ft, major floodingMay 7, 1978: 37.98 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1978: 35.82 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1979: 37.75 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1979: 35.00 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1985: 26.09 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1986: 38.90 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1987: 38.12 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1988: 16.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 31.35 ft, action stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1990: 38.35 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1991: 21.78 ft, below flood stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1992: 37.80 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 25.88 ft, below flood stageJul 28, 1993: 36.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1994: 22.19 ft, below flood stage; 7,140 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1995: 34.35 ft, action stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 30.97 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1997: 33.39 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1998: 32.27 ft, action stage; 25,500 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1999: 27.39 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2000: 28.14 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2001: 26.31 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2002: 22.41 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2003: 23.99 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2004: 29.26 ft, below flood stage; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2005: 21.87 ft, below flood stage; 8,880 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2006: 18.72 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 32.26 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2008: 27.68 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2009: 24.06 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2010: 29.10 ft, below flood stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2011: 21.33 ft, below flood stage; 8,080 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 22.01 ft, below flood stage; 8,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2013: 25.99 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2014: 22.94 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2015: 35.62 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2015: 37.38 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2015: 30.77 ft, action stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 26.19 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2018: 32.97 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2019: 33.33 ft, action stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2020: 31.32 ft, action stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 25.58 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 28.81 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 45.39 ft, Jun 9, 1941 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Blue River at Marysville 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 6 1950s: 17 17 1960s: 6 1970s: 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Blue River at Marysville
1Jun 9, 194145.39+10.39Major—
2Oct 13, 197343.86+8.86Major—
3May 3, 190343.79+8.79Major—
4Oct 2, 195040.91+5.91Moderate—
5Jul 8, 195440.44+5.44Moderate—
6Jun 23, 194740.40+5.40Moderate—
7Jun 28, 194940.30+5.30Moderate—
8Jun 15, 195140.20+5.20Moderate—
9Mar 29, 196040.19+5.19Moderate—
10Jun 7, 195139.98+4.98Moderate—
11Sep 26, 197339.86+4.86Moderate—
12Jul 12, 195139.35+4.35Moderate—
13Jun 26, 195139.30+4.30Moderate—
14Aug 25, 195439.29+4.29Moderate—
15Apr 3, 196038.90+3.90Moderate—
16Jul 6, 198638.90+3.90Moderate39,700
17May 9, 195038.50+3.50Moderate—
18Jun 15, 199038.35+3.35Moderate37,600
19Mar 26, 198738.12+3.12Minor35,400
20Mar 19, 194838.00+3.00Minor—
21May 1, 195138.00+3.00Minor—
22May 7, 197837.98+2.98Minor—
23Jul 12, 195837.96+2.96Minor—
24Jul 25, 199237.80+2.80Minor35,800
25Mar 3, 197937.75+2.75Minor—
26Jun 22, 195137.72+2.72Minor—
27Mar 10, 194937.70+2.70Minor—
28Jun 6, 201537.38+2.38Minor—
29Jun 20, 196737.23+2.23Minor—
30Jul 7, 195136.87+1.87Minor—
31Jul 1, 196536.52+1.52Minor—
32Sep 12, 194936.40+1.40Minor—
33Jul 28, 199336.10+1.10Minor31,600
34Jul 4, 195935.98+0.98Minor—
35Jun 10, 195435.96+0.96Minor—
36Sep 13, 196135.84+0.84Minor—
37Jul 13, 197835.82+0.82Minor—
38Mar 1, 196535.80+0.80Minor—
39May 9, 201535.62+0.62Minor—
40Jul 25, 195835.25+0.25Minor—
41Sep 6, 195835.25+0.25Minor—
42Jun 30, 195235.10+0.10Minor—
43Mar 23, 197935.000.00Minor—
44Aug 3, 194834.80−0.20Action—
45Jul 14, 195034.80−0.20Action—
46Jun 22, 195734.80−0.20Action—
47May 13, 199534.35−0.65Action26,000
48Jun 25, 199733.39−1.61Action27,400
49Mar 18, 201933.33−1.67Action23,700
50Sep 5, 201832.97−2.03Action22,500

The worst floods along the Big Blue River

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

October 13, 1973: 43.86 ft here, major flooding

  • BeatriceNE · Oct 12, 1973 · 33.02 ft · Major · its highest
  • Blue RapidsKS · Oct 18, 1973 · 53.19 ft · Moderate
  • CreteNE · Oct 11, 1973 · 23.11 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Big Blue River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Big Blue River
SurpriseNE7.011.52 ft, Jul 19, 19650
SewardNE18.024.11 ft, Mar 14, 20190
CreteNE21.030.64 ft, Mar 15, 20190
BeatriceNE18.033.02 ft, Oct 12, 19731
BarnestonNE20.030.21 ft, Jun 14, 19840
Marysville this gaugeKS35.045.39 ft, Jun 9, 19413
Blue RapidsKS26.063.30 ft, Jul 22, 19930
Tuttle Creek LakeKS1,136.01,137.76 ft, Jul 23, 19930
ManhattanKS19.036.04 ft, Jul 12, 19512

Other gauges in Marshall County

Flood gauges in Marshall County
Blue Rapids26.063.30 ft, Jul 22, 19930
Frankfort19.032.72 ft, Jun 29, 20190
Barnes16.028.02 ft, May 8, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MRYK1, 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.