Highest listed crest 32.72 ft June 29, 2019
Flood stage 19.0 ft Major flooding from 40.5 ft
Crests at major 0 195 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest June 19, 2024 22.10 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Black Vermillion River at Frankfort, 1948 to 2024 10 20 30 40 50 ft Flood stage 19.0 ft Major 40.5 ft Aug 3, 1948: 30.20 ft, moderate flooding Jun 1, 1951: 28.60 ft, moderate flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1954: 24.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1955: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1956: 17.06 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per second May 25, 1957: 15.05 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 1958: 25.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 1958: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1958: 28.25 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 1958: 22.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 1958: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,440 cubic feet per second May 5, 1959: 21.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per second May 30, 1959: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1959: 26.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1959: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 1959: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1960: 28.52 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second May 5, 1961: 18.92 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 1961: 24.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 1961: 23.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Oct 11, 1961: 21.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 1961: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1961: 16.78 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1961: 17.85 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1962: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1962: 18.03 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1962: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per second May 29, 1962: 29.03 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1962: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1962: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per second Jul 13, 1962: 21.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1962: 20.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1964: 16.00 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1964: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1964: 28.45 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1965: 26.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1965: 17.29 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1965: 22.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1965: 22.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 1965: 27.57 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1966: 15.97 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 1967: 24.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1967: 28.33 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1967: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,980 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 1967: 18.96 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1968: 23.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per second Aug 2, 1968: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per second Oct 17, 1968: 18.70 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1968: 16.42 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1969: 23.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1969: 17.19 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per second May 8, 1969: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per second May 22, 1969: 24.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1969: 19.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per second May 10, 1970: 27.90 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second May 24, 1970: 22.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1970: 26.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1970: 23.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1970: 25.09 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per second May 22, 1971: 17.94 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1972: 21.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1973: 27.74 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Oct 11, 1973: 30.06 ft, moderate flooding Jun 19, 1975: 25.76 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1976: 25.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,270 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 1977: 21.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1978: 24.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1978: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1978: 24.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1978: 16.85 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per second May 7, 1978: 27.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,570 cubic feet per second May 13, 1978: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1978: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1978: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 1978: 18.89 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 1978: 23.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1979: 27.83 ft, moderate flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1979: 17.92 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1979: 27.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1979: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per second May 3, 1979: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1979: 18.97 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1979: 18.05 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1979: 23.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Nov 21, 1979: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1980: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1980: 25.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1981: 21.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per second Aug 2, 1981: 22.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per second Aug 7, 1981: 17.29 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per second Sep 25, 1981: 17.60 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1981: 18.17 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1982: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1982: 16.83 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per second May 21, 1982: 25.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per second May 25, 1982: 27.83 ft, moderate flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1982: 27.58 ft, moderate flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1982: 16.98 ft, action stage; 1,900 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1982: 28.97 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1982: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1982: 29.50 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Aug 24, 1982: 17.19 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1982: 18.44 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1983: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1983: 21.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1983: 26.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1983: 24.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per second May 14, 1983: 16.62 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per second May 18, 1983: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per second May 22, 1983: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1983: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1983: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1984: 21.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1984: 26.75 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1984: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1984: 26.47 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1984: 29.01 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1984: 27.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1984: 26.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 1985: 28.17 ft, moderate flooding; 9,510 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 1985: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1986: 25.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per second May 9, 1986: 26.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1986: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1986: 25.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 1986: 26.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1987: 27.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1987: 26.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1987: 25.52 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per second May 16, 1987: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per second May 27, 1987: 27.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,760 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1987: 20.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1987: 22.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 1987: 23.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1988: 15.15 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Sep 11, 1989: 23.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per second May 16, 1990: 26.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1990: 27.82 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 1990: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per second Aug 11, 1990: 22.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second May 17, 1991: 20.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1992: 25.48 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1992: 29.58 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 1992: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 1992: 20.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1992: 23.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1992: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1993: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1993: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second May 8, 1993: 28.85 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1993: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1993: 29.57 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1993: 30.28 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 1993: 32.28 ft, moderate flooding Sep 19, 1993: 21.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per second May 14, 1994: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per second May 8, 1995: 27.84 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second May 13, 1995: 28.49 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second May 18, 1995: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per second May 27, 1995: 27.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1995: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1995: 20.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,470 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1995: 19.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per second May 10, 1996: 25.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per second May 27, 1996: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per second Nov 17, 1996: 26.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1997: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1998: 21.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1998: 20.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1998: 25.93 ft, minor flooding; 7,670 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1998: 22.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per second Jul 29, 1998: 19.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per second Aug 28, 1998: 18.72 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 1998: 24.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1998: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1998: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per second Nov 8, 1998: 22.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1999: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1999: 27.92 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1999: 18.72 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1999: 28.14 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second May 17, 1999: 25.54 ft, minor flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per second May 21, 1999: 23.05 ft, minor flooding May 31, 1999: 24.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1999: 22.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1999: 18.68 ft, action stage; 3,350 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2001: 27.05 ft, minor flooding Mar 12, 2001: 25.54 ft, minor flooding Jun 4, 2001: 25.62 ft, minor flooding Jul 12, 2001: 19.86 ft, minor flooding Jul 29, 2001: 22.48 ft, minor flooding Mar 5, 2004: 22.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,950 cubic feet per second May 13, 2005: 26.07 ft, minor flooding Jun 12, 2005: 19.83 ft, minor flooding Apr 27, 2009: 24.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,346 cubic feet per second May 16, 2009: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,015 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2009: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,356 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2010: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 3,673 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2010: 24.75 ft, minor flooding; 8,114 cubic feet per second May 26, 2011: 20.48 ft, minor flooding Jun 2, 2011: 21.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2012: 18.35 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per second May 29, 2013: 26.65 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second May 26, 2014: 17.49 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 2015: 27.83 ft, moderate flooding Jun 12, 2015: 23.62 ft, minor flooding Jul 20, 2015: 19.37 ft, minor flooding Apr 27, 2016: 21.81 ft, minor flooding May 11, 2016: 19.26 ft, minor flooding May 27, 2016: 26.16 ft, minor flooding May 1, 2017: 20.83 ft, minor flooding May 20, 2017: 20.64 ft, minor flooding Oct 9, 2018: 22.08 ft, minor flooding Dec 2, 2018: 23.57 ft, minor flooding Mar 10, 2019: 20.20 ft, minor flooding Mar 14, 2019: 21.58 ft, minor flooding May 8, 2019: 27.91 ft, moderate flooding May 19, 2019: 23.02 ft, minor flooding May 31, 2019: 29.21 ft, moderate flooding Jun 29, 2019: 32.72 ft, moderate flooding Aug 27, 2019: 24.07 ft, minor flooding Sep 22, 2019: 20.55 ft, minor flooding Oct 5, 2019: 22.35 ft, minor flooding Jun 28, 2020: 19.83 ft, minor flooding Jul 30, 2020: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2021: 18.72 ft, action stage; 4,290 cubic feet per second May 26, 2022: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per second May 7, 2024: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2024: 22.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.72 ft, Jun 29, 2019 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Black Vermillion River at Frankfort 1940s: 1 1950s: 13 1960s: 27 1970s: 25 1980s: 42 1990s: 47 47 2000s: 11 2010s: 24 2020s: 5 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Marshall County Marshall County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kansas
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FKFK1, 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.