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Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS

Highest listed crest 61.30 ftFlood stage 33.0 ft34 crests since 1903

The Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 2019. The highest, 61.30 ft on July 14, 1951, was major flooding, 28.30 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Kansas River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
61.30 ft
July 14, 1951
Flood stage
33.0 ft
Major flooding from 55.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 25, 2019
38.93 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wyandotte County
Near Kansas City (4.0 mi), Mission (5.1 mi), Merriam (6.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS
Action stage29.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)33.031Jun 25, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage54.02Jul 28, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage55.01Jul 14, 1951Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1903 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS, 1903 to 2019 3040506070ft Flood stage 33.0 ftMajor 55.0 ft Jun 1, 1903: 54.60 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1908: 47.20 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1935: 40.50 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1941: 39.60 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1943: 43.00 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1951: 61.30 ft, major floodingJun 22, 1967: 38.40 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 1973: 38.70 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 42.60 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 1977: 36.50 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1984: 36.90 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 1993: 45.30 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1993: 54.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1995: 34.61 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1995: 38.54 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1995: 38.65 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1995: 34.21 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1995: 35.47 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1996: 33.56 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1997: 33.26 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 33.70 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1998: 35.70 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1999: 34.46 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1999: 36.37 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1999: 38.20 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2007: 40.96 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2011: 34.53 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2015: 35.67 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2016: 37.50 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2019: 36.38 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2019: 35.12 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 36.30 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2019: 39.64 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2019: 38.93 ft, minor flooding Highest, 61.30 ft, Jul 14, 1951 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS 1900s: 2 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 14 14 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Kansas River at 23rd Street - Kansas City - KS
1Jul 14, 195161.30+28.30Major—
2Jul 28, 199354.80+21.80Moderate—
3Jun 1, 190354.60+21.60Moderate—
4Jun 1, 190847.20+14.20Minor—
5Jul 11, 199345.30+12.30Minor—
6Jun 18, 194343.00+10.00Minor—
7Oct 13, 197342.60+9.60Minor—
8May 8, 200740.96+7.96Minor—
9Jun 7, 193540.50+7.50Minor—
10Jun 2, 201939.64+6.64Minor—
11Jun 13, 194139.60+6.60Minor—
12Jun 25, 201938.93+5.93Minor—
13Sep 28, 197338.70+5.70Minor—
14May 26, 199538.65+5.65Minor—
15May 19, 199538.54+5.54Minor—
16Jun 22, 196738.40+5.40Minor—
17Jun 30, 199938.20+5.20Minor—
18May 28, 201637.50+4.50Minor—
19Jun 18, 198436.90+3.90Minor—
20Sep 12, 197736.50+3.50Minor—
21Mar 24, 201936.38+3.38Minor—
22Apr 28, 199936.37+3.37Minor—
23May 22, 201936.30+3.30Minor—
24Nov 3, 199835.70+2.70Minor—
25Jun 6, 201535.67+2.67Minor—
26Jun 9, 199535.47+2.47Minor—
27May 10, 201935.12+2.12Minor—
28May 14, 199534.61+1.61Minor—
29Jul 8, 201134.53+1.53Minor—
30Apr 16, 199934.46+1.46Minor—
31Jun 1, 199534.21+1.21Minor—
32Oct 5, 199833.70+0.70Minor—
33Jun 6, 199633.56+0.56Minor—
34Apr 12, 199733.26+0.26Minor—

The worst floods along the Kansas River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Kansas River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 14, 1951: 61.30 ft here, major flooding

  • De SotoKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 37.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • Ft. RileyKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 34.50 ft · Major
  • LecomptonKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 30.23 ft · Major · its highest
  • LawrenceKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 29.90 ft · Major
  • TopekaKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 40.80 ft · Moderate
  • ManhattanKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 33.39 ft · Moderate
  • WamegoKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 30.56 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 28, 1993: 54.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Turner BridgeKS · Jul 27, 1993 · 53.64 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • TopekaKS · Jul 24, 1993 · 34.97 ft · Moderate
  • ManhattanKS · Jul 25, 1993 · 29.92 ft · Moderate
  • Ft. RileyKS · Jul 26, 1993 · 27.93 ft · Moderate
  • WamegoKS · Jul 26, 1993 · 27.33 ft · Moderate
  • LawrenceKS · Jul 27, 1993 · 26.80 ft · Moderate
  • LecomptonKS · Jul 27, 1993 · 24.65 ft · Moderate
  • De SotoKS · Jul 27, 1993 · 26.91 ft · Minor
  • BelvueKS · Jul 26, 1993 · 26.00 ft · Minor · its highest

June 1, 1903: 54.60 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LecomptonKS · May 31, 1903 · 27.90 ft · Major
  • WamegoKS · May 30, 1903 · 29.30 ft · Moderate
  • LawrenceKS · May 31, 1903 · 28.00 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Kansas River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Kansas River
23rd Street - Kansas City - KS this gaugeKS33.061.30 ft, Jul 14, 19511
De SotoKS26.037.30 ft, Jul 13, 19511
Ft. RileyKS21.034.50 ft, Jul 1, 19512
LawrenceKS18.029.90 ft, Jul 1, 18442
LecomptonKS17.030.23 ft, Jul 13, 19512
ManhattanKS18.040.00 ft, Jun 1, 18440
TopekaKS26.047.20 ft, Jun 1, 18441
Turner BridgeKS41.053.64 ft, Jul 27, 19930
WamegoKS19.030.56 ft, Jul 13, 19510
BelvueKS20.026.00 ft, Jul 26, 19930
Lake QuiviraKS26.028.14 ft, May 28, 20160

Other gauges in Wyandotte County

Flood gauges in Wyandotte County
Turner Bridge41.053.64 ft, Jul 27, 19930
Lake Quivira26.028.14 ft, May 28, 20160
Southwest Boulevard61.069.47 ft, Oct 4, 19981

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KCKK1, 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.