Highest listed crest 41.12 ft June 30, 2007; 77,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 17.0 ft Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major 2 29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest June 26, 2026 17.48 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Fall River (KS) at Fredonia, 1904 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 50 ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Major 36.0 ft Jul 31, 1904: 33.30 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1923: 34.00 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1927: 35.00 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per second Oct 2, 1927: 33.90 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1931: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second May 26, 1939: 10.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1940: 15.40 ft, action stage; 6,910 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1941: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1941: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,730 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1941: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1942: 17.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1942: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second May 20, 1943: 33.32 ft, moderate flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1943: 25.04 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1944: 27.68 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1944: 30.67 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1944: 33.29 ft, moderate flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per second May 2, 1944: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1944: 24.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1945: 28.46 ft, moderate flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1945: 36.17 ft, major flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1945: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Sep 25, 1945: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1945: 27.73 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1946: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,740 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1947: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1947: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1947: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per second May 20, 1947: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 1948: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 1948: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Jul 23, 1948: 18.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,370 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1949: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1950: 14.72 ft, below flood stage; 5,630 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1951: 27.97 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1951: 23.87 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1951: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1952: 15.13 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second May 18, 1953: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per second May 2, 1954: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per second May 26, 1955: 13.04 ft, below flood stage; 4,500 cubic feet per second May 31, 1956: 8.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1957: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1958: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1959: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1959: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1959: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per second May 1, 1961: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second May 6, 1961: 30.35 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 1961: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 1961: 30.93 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1961: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1963: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 3,210 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1964: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 513 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1965: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second May 23, 1966: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1967: 14.27 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1968: 16.10 ft, action stage; 7,030 cubic feet per second May 30, 1969: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1970: 27.06 ft, moderate flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1971: 13.75 ft, below flood stage; 5,380 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1971: 13.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,450 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1973: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1974: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1974: 26.98 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1975: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1976: 31.37 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1977: 27.19 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1978: 15.85 ft, action stage; 7,430 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1979: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1980: 16.53 ft, action stage; 7,670 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1981: 8.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per second May 31, 1982: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 9,720 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1983: 21.27 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1984: 26.54 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1985: 20.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second Nov 11, 1985: 22.60 ft, minor flooding Oct 3, 1986: 32.26 ft, moderate flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1988: 28.91 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per second May 22, 1989: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second May 16, 1990: 19.22 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1991: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 1992: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second May 9, 1993: 22.24 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1994: 23.19 ft, minor flooding Apr 28, 1994: 31.94 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second May 8, 1995: 17.53 ft, minor flooding Jun 10, 1995: 27.73 ft, moderate flooding Jun 19, 1996: 8.32 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1997: 22.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1998: 24.61 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2000: 22.81 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2001: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 9,920 cubic feet per second May 25, 2002: 23.06 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2004: 24.01 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 2004: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 9,735 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 2005: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 8,436 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2005: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,974 cubic feet per second Aug 26, 2005: 22.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second May 7, 2007: 20.92 ft, minor flooding; 10,817 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2007: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,817 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 2007: 41.12 ft, major flooding; 77,800 cubic feet per second May 27, 2008: 27.11 ft, moderate flooding; 16,586 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 2008: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,119 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 2008: 31.06 ft, moderate flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second Aug 10, 2008: 21.69 ft, minor flooding; 11,431 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 2009: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,492 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2009: 20.84 ft, minor flooding; 10,755 cubic feet per second Sep 9, 2009: 28.19 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 2010: 22.43 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2011: 7.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 2012: 12.33 ft, below flood stage; 5,290 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 2013: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 2013: 13.01 ft, below flood stage; 5,870 cubic feet per second May 24, 2015: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 2016: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Sep 17, 2016: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second Oct 8, 2016: 23.11 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Sep 8, 2018: 22.61 ft, minor flooding; 13,316 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 2018: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per second May 1, 2019: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 10,913 cubic feet per second May 21, 2019: 31.41 ft, moderate flooding; 27,660 cubic feet per second May 26, 2019: 31.77 ft, moderate flooding; 28,784 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2019: 22.71 ft, minor flooding; 13,591 cubic feet per second May 15, 2020: 24.52 ft, minor flooding; 15,035 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 2021: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2021: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 2021: 23.68 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second May 5, 2022: 24.82 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 2022: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 2022: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second May 13, 2023: 12.47 ft, below flood stage; 5,300 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2024: 30.28 ft, moderate flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per second May 7, 2024: 22.35 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 2025: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 7,060 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2026: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,276 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2026: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 9,791 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2026: 17.48 ft, minor flooding; 9,612 cubic feet per second Highest, 41.12 ft, Jun 30, 2007 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fall River (KS) at Fredonia 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 3 1930s: 1 1940s: 26 26 1950s: 9 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 8 1990s: 9 2000s: 18 2010s: 12 2020s: 12 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 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 Wilson County Wilson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kansas
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRNK1, 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.