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Dragoon Creek near Burlingame

Highest listed crest 23.10 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft14 crests since 2009

The Dragoon Creek near Burlingame crested above flood stage 8 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 23.10 ft on April 27, 2016, was minor flooding, 4.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.10 ft
April 27, 2016; 16,106 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 1, 2024
22.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Osage County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dragoon Creek near Burlingame
Action stage15.01Mar 29, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.08Jul 1, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2009 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dragoon Creek near Burlingame, 2009 to 2024 10152025ft Flood stage 19.0 ft Apr 27, 2009: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2010: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 11.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 10.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2013: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2014: 19.21 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 21.27 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 16,106 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2017: 17.40 ft, action stage; 4,647 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,896 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 21.61 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2022: 14.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2023: 11.18 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2024: 22.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.10 ft, Apr 27, 2016 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dragoon Creek near Burlingame 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Dragoon Creek near Burlingame
1Apr 27, 201623.10+4.10Minor16,106
2Jul 1, 202422.36+3.36Minor13,200
3May 17, 202121.61+2.61Minor—
4May 24, 201521.27+2.27Minor11,300
5May 13, 201020.85+1.85Minor7,200
6Apr 27, 200920.27+1.27Minor6,490
7Oct 9, 201820.21+1.21Minor6,896
8Jun 10, 201419.21+0.21Minor5,620
9Mar 29, 201717.40−1.60Action4,647
10Mar 30, 202214.30−4.70Below flood stage3,460
11May 31, 201311.62−7.38Below flood stage1,680
12May 25, 201111.48−7.52Below flood stage1,610
13Feb 27, 202311.18−7.82Below flood stage1,630
14Mar 22, 201210.99−8.01Below flood stage1,350

Other gauges in Osage County

Flood gauges in Osage County
Quenemo17.029.71 ft, Jun 30, 20070
Lyndon10.017.20 ft, May 7, 20070

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRGK1, 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.