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Bow Creek near Stockton

Highest listed crest 14.29 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft76 crests since 1951

The Bow Creek near Stockton crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 76 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2025. The highest, 14.29 ft on June 19, 2010, was major flooding, 5.29 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.29 ft
June 19, 2010; 8,510 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.6 ft
Crests at major
3
18th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 5, 2022
10.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rooks County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bow Creek near Stockton
Action stage8.012May 2, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.016Jun 5, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.07Sep 5, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.63Aug 28, 2014Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

76 crests from 1951 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bow Creek near Stockton, 1951 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.6 ft Jul 12, 1951: 13.60 ft, major flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1952: 8.84 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1953: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1954: 10.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1955: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 572 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1956: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 486 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1958: 8.14 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1959: 8.03 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1960: 9.21 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1960: 9.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1961: 8.99 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1962: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1963: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 732 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1964: 5.29 ft, below flood stage; 292 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1965: 8.36 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1966: 8.02 ft, action stage; 948 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1967: 9.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1968: 12.81 ft, moderate flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 13.51 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1970: 6.69 ft, below flood stage; 547 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1971: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 859 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1972: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 264 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1973: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 515 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1973: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 856 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1975: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1976: 3.47 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1976: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 26 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1977: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 525 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1978: 8.87 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1979: 8.29 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 78 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1981: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 23 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1982: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1983: 6.04 ft, below flood stage; 388 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1984: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1985: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1986: 8.20 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1988: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 110 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1989: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 696 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1990: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 243 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1991: 6.09 ft, below flood stage; 397 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 197 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1993: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1994: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 13.49 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1996: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1997: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 414 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1998: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 211 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1999: 8.89 ft, action stage; 871 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2000: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 39 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2001: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 182 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2003: 3.72 ft, below flood stage; 18 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2004: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 65 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2005: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 223 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2006: 5.64 ft, below flood stage; 116 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 200 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 13.31 ft, moderate flooding; 6,090 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2009: 12.23 ft, moderate flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2010: 14.29 ft, major flooding; 8,510 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2011: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 242 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2011: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 209 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 54 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2013: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 43 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2014: 13.63 ft, major flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2015: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2016: 12.65 ft, moderate flooding; 6,285 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2017: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2018: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 867 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2020: 8.93 ft, action stage; 610 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2021: 8.99 ft, action stage; 712 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2022: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2023: 5.51 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2024: 6.81 ft, below flood stageJul 7, 2025: 6.25 ft, below flood stage Highest, 14.29 ft, Jun 19, 2010 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bow Creek near Stockton 1950s: 3 1960s: 6 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 76 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bow Creek near Stockton
1Jun 19, 201014.29+5.29Major8,510
2Aug 28, 201413.63+4.63Major9,980
3Jul 12, 195113.60+4.60Major12,900
4May 20, 196913.51+4.51Moderate12,300
5May 27, 199513.49+4.49Moderate11,700
6May 24, 200813.31+4.31Moderate6,090
7Jun 15, 198413.10+4.10Moderate9,300
8Aug 15, 196812.81+3.81Moderate9,140
9Sep 5, 201612.65+3.65Moderate6,285
10Jun 15, 200912.23+3.23Moderate4,080
11Jul 9, 199311.80+2.80Minor3,120
12Jul 1, 198211.78+2.78Minor3,760
13Jun 20, 197511.25+2.25Minor2,850
14Jun 17, 195710.70+1.70Minor4,300
15May 29, 201810.55+1.55Minor1,560
16Oct 3, 201710.38+1.38Minor1,400
17Jun 5, 202210.21+1.21Minor1,230
18Jul 25, 201510.18+1.18Minor1,270
19Jun 15, 195410.12+1.12Minor3,380
20May 28, 20199.88+0.88Minor867
21Jul 28, 19679.79+0.79Minor2,140
22Aug 3, 19969.44+0.44Minor1,380
23Mar 24, 19609.21+0.21Minor—
24Jul 1, 19629.21+0.21Minor1,410
25May 18, 19609.14+0.14Minor2,040
26Aug 13, 19859.04+0.04Minor1,320
27Jun 6, 19618.99−0.01Action1,430
28May 2, 20218.99−0.01Action712
29Jul 27, 20208.93−0.07Action610
30Jun 28, 19998.89−0.11Action871
31Aug 15, 19788.87−0.13Action1,250
32May 30, 19528.84−0.16Action1,210
33May 24, 19658.36−0.64Action1,130
34May 20, 19798.29−0.71Action1,020
35May 16, 19868.20−0.80Action1,010
36Sep 5, 19588.14−0.86Action1,220
37Jul 14, 19598.03−0.97Action1,120
38Feb 9, 19668.02−0.98Action948
39Sep 1, 19717.73−1.27Below flood stage859
40Oct 10, 19737.72−1.28Below flood stage856
41Jun 27, 19897.32−1.68Below flood stage696
42Aug 12, 19637.14−1.86Below flood stage732
43Feb 22, 20076.89−2.11Below flood stage200
44May 31, 20246.81−2.19Below flood stage—
45Apr 20, 19776.74−2.26Below flood stage525
46Jun 12, 19706.69−2.31Below flood stage547
47Jun 26, 19976.64−2.36Below flood stage414
48Sep 29, 19736.58−2.42Below flood stage515
49Aug 29, 20056.58−2.42Below flood stage223
50Jul 29, 20116.50−2.50Below flood stage242

Other gauges in Rooks County

Flood gauges in Rooks County
Webster Reservoir8.513.56 ft, May 29, 20180
Woodston12.018.31 ft, Jun 20, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SKTK1, 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.