Kansas River near Lake Quivira

Highest listed crest 28.14 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft2 crests since 2016

The Kansas River near Lake Quivira crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2019. The highest, 28.14 ft on May 28, 2016, was minor flooding, 2.14 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Kansas River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 28.14 ft; May 28, 2016; 109,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 26.0 ft; Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 24, 2019; 27.95 ft, minor flooding
Location: Wyandotte County; Near Shawnee (2.2 mi), Merriam (5.5 mi), Lenexa (5.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS KLQK1; USGS 06892518

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kansas River near Lake Quivira

Action stage	23.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	26.0	2	Jun 24, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	33.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	38.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2016 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Kansas River near Lake Quivira

1	May 28, 2016	28.14	+2.14	Minor	109,000
2	Jun 24, 2019	27.95	+1.95	Minor	107,000

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.

May 28, 2016: 28.14 ft here, minor flooding

LawrenceKS · May 28, 2016 · 20.43 ft · Moderate
23rd Street - Kansas City - KSKS · May 28, 2016 · 37.50 ft · Minor
LecomptonKS · May 28, 2016 · 19.71 ft · Minor

June 24, 2019: 27.95 ft here, minor flooding

TopekaKS · Jun 24, 2019 · 27.15 ft · Moderate
LawrenceKS · Jun 24, 2019 · 20.74 ft · Moderate
23rd Street - Kansas City - KSKS · Jun 25, 2019 · 38.93 ft · Minor
LecomptonKS · Jun 24, 2019 · 20.52 ft · Minor
ManhattanKS · Jun 23, 2019 · 19.58 ft · Minor

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	KS	33.0	61.30 ft, Jul 14, 1951	1
De Soto	KS	26.0	37.30 ft, Jul 13, 1951	1
Ft. Riley	KS	21.0	34.50 ft, Jul 1, 1951	2
Lawrence	KS	18.0	29.90 ft, Jul 1, 1844	2
Lecompton	KS	17.0	30.23 ft, Jul 13, 1951	2
Manhattan	KS	18.0	40.00 ft, Jun 1, 1844	0
Topeka	KS	26.0	47.20 ft, Jun 1, 1844	1
Turner Bridge	KS	41.0	53.64 ft, Jul 27, 1993	0
Wamego	KS	19.0	30.56 ft, Jul 13, 1951	0
Belvue	KS	20.0	26.00 ft, Jul 26, 1993	0
Lake Quivira this gauge	KS	26.0	28.14 ft, May 28, 2016	0

Other gauges in Wyandotte County

Flood gauges in Wyandotte County

23rd Street - Kansas City - KS	33.0	61.30 ft, Jul 14, 1951	1
Turner Bridge	41.0	53.64 ft, Jul 27, 1993	0
Southwest Boulevard	61.0	69.47 ft, Oct 4, 1998	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KLQK1, 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.