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Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville

Highest listed crest 32.66 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft30 crests since 1973

The Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2023. The highest, 32.66 ft on June 9, 1982, was major flooding, 7.66 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.66 ft
June 9, 1982
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
3
18th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 2019
26.75 ft, minor flooding
Location
Shawnee County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville
Action stage20.03May 31, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.015Jun 23, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.04Jun 5, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.03Oct 2, 2005Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1973 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville, 1973 to 2023 010203040ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Oct 11, 1973: 32.00 ft, major floodingSep 13, 1977: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1980: 25.10 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1982: 32.66 ft, major floodingApr 30, 1984: 25.00 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1985: 24.44 ft, action stageMay 17, 1986: 24.47 ft, action stageMar 18, 1987: 29.77 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1987: 30.90 ft, moderate floodingJul 10, 1993: 26.09 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 1993: 26.25 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1993: 25.08 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 1993: 25.13 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1994: 9.06 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 1995: 26.89 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1995: 27.35 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1995: 27.00 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 1998: 16.93 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2005: 25.53 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2005: 31.40 ft, major floodingMay 7, 2007: 27.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,722 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 26.12 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2011: 25.48 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2015: 29.97 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2016: 25.65 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 26.75 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 2020: 16.61 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 2021: 17.56 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2022: 23.58 ft, action stageMay 31, 2023: 15.23 ft, below flood stage Highest, 32.66 ft, Jun 9, 1982 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville 1970s: 2 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 4 2010s: 4 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cross Creek (KS) at Rossville
1Jun 9, 198232.66+7.66Major—
2Oct 11, 197332.00+7.00Major—
3Oct 2, 200531.40+6.40Major—
4May 28, 198730.90+5.90Moderate—
5Sep 13, 197730.00+5.00Moderate—
6Jun 5, 201529.97+4.97Moderate—
7Mar 18, 198729.77+4.77Moderate—
8May 7, 200727.45+2.45Minor5,722
9May 24, 199527.35+2.35Minor—
10May 28, 199527.00+2.00Minor—
11May 13, 199526.89+1.89Minor—
12Jun 23, 201926.75+1.75Minor—
13Jul 18, 199326.25+1.25Minor—
14Apr 27, 200926.12+1.12Minor—
15Jul 10, 199326.09+1.09Minor—
16May 27, 201625.65+0.65Minor—
17Jun 5, 200525.53+0.53Minor—
18Jun 2, 201125.48+0.48Minor—
19Jul 26, 199325.13+0.13Minor—
20Mar 30, 198025.10+0.10Minor—
21Jul 22, 199325.08+0.08Minor—
22Apr 30, 198425.000.00Minor—
23May 17, 198624.47−0.53Action—
24Oct 10, 198524.44−0.56Action—
25May 31, 202223.58−1.42Action—
26Mar 27, 202117.56−7.44Below flood stage—
27Jul 31, 199816.93−8.07Below flood stage—
28Jul 15, 202016.61−8.39Below flood stage—
29May 31, 202315.23−9.77Below flood stage—
30May 1, 19949.06−15.94Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Shawnee County

Flood gauges in Shawnee County
Topeka26.047.20 ft, Jun 1, 18441
Topeka16.023.28 ft, May 7, 20071
Topeka Gage Blvd15.019.70 ft, Jul 30, 20200
Topeka29.034.67 ft, Oct 2, 20050
Wakarusa15.028.60 ft, May 8, 20071

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RSSK1, 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.