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N F Solomon River at Glade

Highest listed crest 18.65 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft73 crests since 1953

The N F Solomon River at Glade crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 73 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1953 to 2025. The highest, 18.65 ft on September 5, 2016, was major flooding, 7.65 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the N F Solomon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.65 ft
September 5, 2016; 11,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2019
13.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Phillips County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, N F Solomon River at Glade
Action stage10.06Aug 28, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.017May 28, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Aug 15, 1968Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.02Sep 5, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

73 crests from 1953 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the N F Solomon River at Glade, 1953 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jul 20, 1953: 16.35 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1954: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1955: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1956: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 780 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1957: 18.55 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1958: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 992 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1959: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1960: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1960: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1961: 10.47 ft, action stage; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1962: 10.72 ft, action stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1963: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1964: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 846 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1965: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1967: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1968: 17.01 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1969: 10.20 ft, action stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1970: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 437 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1971: 6.87 ft, below flood stage; 878 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1972: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1973: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1974: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 280 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1975: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1976: 6.48 ft, below flood stage; 623 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1977: 9.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1978: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1979: 10.59 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1980: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 56 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1981: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 8.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1983: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1984: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 481 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1985: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1986: 8.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1987: 5.37 ft, below flood stage; 323 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1988: 4.47 ft, below flood stageJul 21, 1988: 4.04 ft, below flood stage; 59 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1989: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1990: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1991: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 83 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1992: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1993: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1994: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 491 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1996: 10.49 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1997: 9.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1998: 5.14 ft, below flood stage; 251 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1999: 7.16 ft, below flood stage; 752 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2000: 4.33 ft, below flood stage; 121 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2001: 5.41 ft, below flood stage; 276 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2002: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 28 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2003: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 21 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2005: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 384 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2006: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2007: 7.32 ft, below flood stage; 723 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2009: 13.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2010: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2011: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 847 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2012: 4.18 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2013: 3.96 ft, below flood stage; 61 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2014: 10.51 ft, action stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2015: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 252 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2016: 18.65 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2017: 14.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 9.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2020: 6.50 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2021: 5.79 ft, below flood stage; 287 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 125 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2023: 5.34 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2024: 6.15 ft, below flood stageSep 14, 2025: 4.39 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.65 ft, Sep 5, 2016 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, N F Solomon River at Glade 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 5 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 73 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, N F Solomon River at Glade
1Sep 5, 201618.65+7.65Major11,000
2Jun 16, 195718.55+7.55Major23,300
3Aug 15, 196817.01+6.01Moderate14,200
4Jul 20, 195316.35+5.35Moderate11,600
5May 27, 199514.83+3.83Minor8,340
6Oct 3, 201714.62+3.62Minor4,580
7Jun 11, 200913.99+2.99Minor4,350
8Aug 14, 198513.68+2.68Minor2,880
9May 28, 201913.58+2.58Minor2,850
10May 23, 200813.20+2.20Minor3,240
11May 16, 196013.08+2.08Minor4,330
12Apr 24, 201012.67+1.67Minor2,600
13Oct 19, 196512.40+1.40Minor4,000
14Jul 14, 195912.21+1.21Minor3,330
15Jul 28, 196712.20+1.20Minor3,900
16Aug 15, 199311.88+0.88Minor2,520
17May 28, 195411.80+0.80Minor4,240
18Sep 26, 195511.63+0.63Minor4,100
19Jun 5, 199211.60+0.60Minor2,340
20Aug 14, 197511.58+0.58Minor4,100
21Mar 23, 196011.52+0.52Minor4,530
22Jul 2, 196210.72−0.28Action4,260
23Aug 26, 197910.59−0.41Action3,090
24Aug 28, 201410.51−0.49Action1,650
25Aug 2, 199610.49−0.51Action2,380
26Jun 6, 196110.47−0.53Action4,580
27May 21, 196910.20−0.80Action2,640
28Sep 3, 19779.92−1.08Below flood stage2,500
29Jun 26, 19979.66−1.34Below flood stage1,730
30May 28, 20189.53−1.47Below flood stage1,170
31Aug 12, 19639.48−1.52Below flood stage3,570
32Aug 15, 19788.56−2.44Below flood stage1,590
33Oct 10, 20118.38−2.62Below flood stage847
34Jul 2, 19828.35−2.65Below flood stage1,460
35Sep 7, 19728.30−2.70Below flood stage1,400
36Jul 14, 19868.24−2.76Below flood stage1,370
37Jun 26, 19898.21−2.79Below flood stage1,600
38Jul 27, 19817.73−3.27Below flood stage1,100
39May 15, 19907.71−3.29Below flood stage1,260
40Feb 20, 20077.32−3.68Below flood stage723
41Aug 3, 19997.16−3.84Below flood stage752
42May 7, 19947.10−3.90Below flood stage491
43Sep 1, 19716.87−4.13Below flood stage878
44Jul 4, 19586.58−4.42Below flood stage992
45May 25, 20206.50−4.50Below flood stage408
46Jul 2, 19766.48−4.52Below flood stage623
47Jul 7, 19566.35−4.65Below flood stage780
48May 31, 20246.15−4.85Below flood stage—
49Apr 7, 20056.07−4.93Below flood stage384
50Mar 14, 20215.79−5.21Below flood stage287

The worst floods along the N F Solomon River

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

September 5, 2016: 18.65 ft here, major flooding

  • LenoraKS · Sep 4, 2016 · 13.00 ft · Moderate

June 16, 1957: 18.55 ft here, major flooding

  • LenoraKS · Jun 16, 1957 · 16.50 ft · Major

August 15, 1968: 17.01 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PortisKS · Aug 16, 1968 · 22.95 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the N F Solomon River

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

Flood gauges on the N F Solomon River
Glade this gaugeKS11.018.65 ft, Sep 5, 20162
LenoraKS10.024.70 ft, Dec 21, 19874
PortisKS15.025.71 ft, May 25, 20081

Other gauges in Phillips County

Flood gauges in Phillips County
Woodruff19.026.70 ft, Jun 16, 19570

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GDEK1, 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.