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Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

Highest listed crest 36.19 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft206 crests since 1925

The Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 206 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1925 to 2026. The highest, 36.19 ft on July 13, 1951, was major flooding, 11.19 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Marais Des Cygnes River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.19 ft
July 13, 1951
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 2, 2026
25.48 ft, minor flooding
Location
Linn County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.0153Jun 2, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.051Jun 7, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.02Jul 2, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

206 crests from 1925 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne, 1925 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Jun 4, 1925: 26.80 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1928: 33.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 28, 1931: 28.10 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1932: 25.20 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1935: 28.10 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1935: 31.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 1938: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1938: 29.40 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1941: 25.50 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 1941: 28.10 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 1941: 28.40 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 1941: 28.30 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1942: 25.20 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 1942: 27.00 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1943: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1943: 25.50 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1943: 27.50 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1944: 25.60 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1944: 29.40 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1944: 31.90 ft, moderate floodingAug 29, 1944: 27.30 ft, minor floodingDec 9, 1944: 30.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1945: 27.70 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1945: 31.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1945: 25.10 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1945: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1945: 28.30 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1945: 28.60 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 1945: 28.30 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1946: 27.40 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1946: 26.90 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1946: 27.20 ft, minor floodingAug 15, 1946: 25.50 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1947: 28.80 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1947: 30.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1947: 29.10 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1947: 29.00 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 1947: 28.50 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1948: 27.90 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 1948: 30.60 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 1949: 26.50 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1949: 25.50 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1949: 25.80 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1949: 29.60 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1949: 28.00 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 1950: 28.00 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1950: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 1950: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1951: 26.90 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1951: 27.60 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1951: 31.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1951: 25.90 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1951: 36.19 ft, major floodingAug 29, 1951: 25.50 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1951: 31.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1952: 29.30 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1955: 28.08 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1957: 26.36 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 1957: 27.40 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1958: 28.30 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1958: 30.09 ft, moderate floodingJul 22, 1958: 30.28 ft, moderate floodingAug 2, 1958: 27.60 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1959: 27.40 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1960: 29.30 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1961: 27.30 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1961: 26.38 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1961: 28.74 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1961: 31.77 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1961: 27.22 ft, minor floodingSep 5, 1961: 27.82 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1961: 34.49 ft, moderate floodingOct 16, 1961: 28.72 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 1961: 30.82 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 1961: 29.15 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1962: 28.60 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1962: 29.03 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1964: 26.12 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1965: 30.12 ft, moderate floodingSep 8, 1965: 29.20 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1965: 28.47 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 1967: 28.37 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1967: 32.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1968: 26.67 ft, minor floodingAug 12, 1968: 27.08 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1969: 32.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 1969: 25.17 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 1969: 31.25 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1970: 26.41 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1970: 30.32 ft, moderate floodingJun 7, 1970: 29.85 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1970: 28.37 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 1970: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 1971: 28.30 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 1971: 28.20 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1972: 28.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 1973: 28.00 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1973: 29.08 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1973: 29.50 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1973: 28.05 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1973: 30.21 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1973: 29.39 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1973: 27.97 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1973: 25.40 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1973: 31.32 ft, moderate floodingOct 13, 1973: 33.72 ft, moderate floodingDec 7, 1973: 28.63 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 1974: 29.50 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 1975: 29.25 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1977: 33.33 ft, moderate floodingNov 11, 1977: 27.32 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1978: 28.05 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1978: 28.25 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 1984: 27.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1985: 32.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1985: 25.71 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1985: 29.84 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1985: 31.50 ft, moderate floodingNov 18, 1985: 30.74 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1986: 26.64 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1986: 31.81 ft, moderate floodingMar 4, 1987: 28.84 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1987: 28.97 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1988: 30.10 ft, moderate floodingOct 31, 1989: 26.36 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1990: 27.90 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1990: 29.42 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 1992: 29.89 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 1992: 30.17 ft, moderate floodingMar 4, 1993: 27.07 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1993: 30.55 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 1993: 29.50 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 1993: 32.05 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 1993: 28.30 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1994: 28.30 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1994: 30.83 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1995: 27.12 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1995: 31.54 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1995: 28.07 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1995: 29.55 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1996: 27.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1997: 28.69 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1997: 28.37 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1997: 28.09 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1998: 31.07 ft, moderate floodingNov 4, 1998: 33.49 ft, moderate flooding; 66,700 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1998: 25.20 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 1998: 25.75 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1999: 28.61 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1999: 28.53 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1999: 28.68 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1999: 25.99 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1999: 26.24 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 1999: 25.65 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2002: 25.64 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2004: 30.52 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2004: 26.63 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2005: 26.68 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2005: 30.69 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 2005: 30.66 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2005: 27.33 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2007: 25.21 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2007: 30.86 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 2007: 36.07 ft, major flooding; 131,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 26.11 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2008: 25.36 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2008: 28.39 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2009: 30.57 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2009: 28.87 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2010: 29.29 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2010: 28.49 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2010: 28.97 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2012: 25.90 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2015: 28.20 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2015: 25.24 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2015: 25.04 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2016: 28.21 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2016: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2016: 25.04 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2017: 29.61 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2017: 30.41 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 33.47 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 2019: 30.61 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 2019: 29.15 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2019: 33.19 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 2019: 30.69 ft, moderate floodingAug 4, 2019: 29.13 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 2019: 28.47 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2019: 29.71 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 2020: 27.36 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2021: 28.59 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2021: 31.03 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2021: 28.96 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2021: 25.59 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2021: 28.76 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2021: 26.25 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2022: 28.65 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2022: 25.42 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2022: 29.16 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 2024: 28.31 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2024: 29.83 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2024: 25.99 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2025: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 2026: 27.69 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2026: 27.57 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2026: 25.48 ft, minor flooding Highest, 36.19 ft, Jul 13, 1951 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne 1920s: 2 1930s: 6 1940s: 37 37 1950s: 19 1960s: 24 1970s: 25 1980s: 12 1990s: 29 2000s: 15 2010s: 20 2020s: 17 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 206 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne
1Jul 13, 195136.19+11.19Major—
2Jul 2, 200736.07+11.07Major131,000
3Sep 15, 196134.49+9.49Moderate—
4Oct 13, 197333.72+8.72Moderate—
5Nov 4, 199833.49+8.49Moderate66,700
6Oct 11, 201833.47+8.47Moderate—
7Jun 24, 197733.33+8.33Moderate—
8Nov 18, 192833.20+8.20Moderate—
9May 23, 201933.19+8.19Moderate—
10Jun 23, 196732.70+7.70Moderate—
11Jun 29, 196932.30+7.30Moderate—
12Feb 24, 198532.20+7.20Moderate—
13Jul 24, 199332.05+7.05Moderate—
14Apr 24, 194431.90+6.90Moderate—
15Oct 7, 198631.81+6.81Moderate—
16Apr 18, 194531.80+6.80Moderate—
17May 8, 196131.77+6.77Moderate—
18May 20, 199531.54+6.54Moderate—
19Oct 5, 198531.50+6.50Moderate—
20Oct 2, 197331.32+6.32Moderate—
21Oct 15, 196931.25+6.25Moderate—
22Jun 4, 193531.20+6.20Moderate—
23Sep 8, 195131.20+6.20Moderate—
24Jun 30, 195131.10+6.10Moderate—
25Oct 8, 199831.07+6.07Moderate—
26May 23, 202131.03+6.03Moderate—
27May 10, 200730.86+5.86Moderate—
28May 1, 199430.83+5.83Moderate—
29Nov 5, 196130.82+5.82Moderate—
30Nov 18, 198530.74+5.74Moderate—
31Jun 7, 200530.69+5.69Moderate—
32Jun 26, 201930.69+5.69Moderate—
33Jun 16, 200530.66+5.66Moderate—
34May 4, 201930.61+5.61Moderate—
35Jul 26, 194830.60+5.60Moderate—
36Apr 30, 200930.57+5.57Moderate—
37May 12, 199330.55+5.55Moderate—
38Mar 8, 200430.52+5.52Moderate—
39Sep 25, 197030.50+5.50Moderate—
40Jun 7, 202530.50+5.50Moderate—
41Aug 25, 201730.41+5.41Moderate26,600
42Apr 21, 197030.32+5.32Moderate—
43Aug 18, 195030.30+5.30Moderate—
44Jul 22, 195830.28+5.28Moderate—
45Mar 28, 197330.21+5.21Moderate—
46Dec 9, 194430.20+5.20Moderate—
47Dec 17, 199230.17+5.17Moderate—
48Jun 14, 196530.12+5.12Moderate—
49May 21, 194330.10+5.10Moderate—
50Apr 5, 198830.10+5.10Moderate—

The worst floods along the Marais Des Cygnes River

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

July 13, 1951: 36.19 ft here, major flooding

  • OsawatomieKS · Jul 12, 1951 · 50.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • OttawaKS · Jul 11, 1951 · 42.97 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 2, 2007: 36.07 ft here, major flooding

  • OsawatomieKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 49.19 ft · Major
  • OttawaKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 41.00 ft · Moderate
  • QuenemoKS · Jun 30, 2007 · 29.71 ft · Moderate · its highest

September 15, 1961: 34.49 ft here, moderate flooding

  • OttawaKS · Sep 14, 1961 · 34.95 ft · Moderate
  • OsawatomieKS · Sep 14, 1961 · 41.80 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Marais Des Cygnes River

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

Flood gauges on the Marais Des Cygnes River
La Cygne this gaugeKS25.036.19 ft, Jul 13, 19512
OsawatomieKS28.050.30 ft, Jul 12, 19512
OttawaKS30.042.97 ft, Jul 11, 19510
QuenemoKS17.029.71 ft, Jun 30, 20070
ReadingKS19.027.47 ft, May 29, 19820
Trading PostKS27.038.55 ft, May 26, 20190

Other gauges in Linn County

Flood gauges in Linn County
Trading Post27.038.55 ft, May 26, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCGK1, 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.