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Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene

Highest listed crest 19.50 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft26 crests since 1970

The Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene crested above flood stage 7 times among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1970 to 2013. The highest, 19.50 ft on May 24, 2007, was minor flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.50 ft
May 24, 2007
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 2, 2013
19.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dickinson County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene
Action stage10.014Jan 22, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.07Aug 2, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

26 crests from 1970 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene, 1970 to 2013 010203040ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Sep 22, 1970: 11.28 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1971: 13.93 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1972: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 550 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1976: 11.49 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1978: 12.92 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1979: 11.00 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1979: 14.27 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1986: 2.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1987: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 2.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 14.10 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1991: 14.75 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1992: 13.96 ft, action stage; 4,830 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1993: 15.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1995: 8.00 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 1995: 14.00 ft, action stageMay 23, 1995: 10.00 ft, action stageNov 4, 1998: 17.73 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1999: 17.80 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2001: 11.85 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2007: 19.50 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2009: 10.93 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 11.21 ft, action stage; 500 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2013: 19.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 19.50 ft, May 24, 2007 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Mud Creek (KS) at Abilene
1May 24, 200719.50+4.50Minor—
2Aug 2, 201319.00+4.00Minor—
3May 23, 199917.80+2.80Minor—
4Nov 4, 199817.73+2.73Minor15,000
5May 7, 200717.00+2.00Minor—
6Oct 11, 197315.77+0.77Minor7,500
7Jul 6, 199315.18+0.18Minor6,500
8Jun 13, 199114.75−0.25Action5,700
9Oct 31, 197914.27−0.73Action5,000
10Jul 26, 199014.10−0.90Action5,000
11May 17, 199514.00−1.00Action—
12Jul 23, 199213.96−1.04Action4,830
13May 22, 197113.93−1.07Action3,600
14Aug 2, 197812.92−2.08Action3,700
15Jun 6, 200111.85−3.15Action2,830
16Jun 24, 197611.49−3.51Action2,500
17Sep 22, 197011.28−3.72Action1,700
18Jan 22, 201011.21−3.79Action500
19Jul 6, 197911.00−4.00Action2,100
20Sep 22, 200910.93−4.07Action2,140
21May 23, 199510.00−5.00Action—
22Jul 17, 19728.35−6.65Below flood stage550
23May 13, 19958.00−7.00Below flood stage—
24Apr 14, 19874.46−10.54Below flood stage2,600
25Jun 30, 19862.67−12.33Below flood stage1,700
26Sep 9, 19892.03−12.97Below flood stage1,040

Other gauges in Dickinson County

Flood gauges in Dickinson County
Chapman19.025.50 ft, Jul 12, 19510
Enterprise26.033.95 ft, Jul 22, 19930
Abilene27.032.10 ft, Jul 22, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALEK1, 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.