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N F Solomon River at Lenora

Highest listed crest 24.70 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft28 crests since 1955

The N F Solomon River at Lenora crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2016. The highest, 24.70 ft on December 21, 1987, was major flooding, 14.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.70 ft
December 21, 1987
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
4
16th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
September 4, 2016
13.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Norton County
Kansas
Identifiers
NWS LNRK1
No USGS station

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 Lenora
Action stage8.01May 6, 1994The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.09Jun 13, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.012Sep 4, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.04May 24, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1955 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the N F Solomon River at Lenora, 1955 to 2016 0510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jun 15, 1955: 10.00 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1957: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 16, 1957: 16.50 ft, major floodingJun 27, 1957: 13.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1958: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1959: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 1960: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 1960: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1961: 12.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 1964: 11.00 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1965: 10.50 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1965: 11.00 ft, minor floodingOct 18, 1965: 13.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 29, 1968: 11.00 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1968: 15.00 ft, major floodingSep 6, 1972: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 1977: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 21, 1987: 24.70 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1993: 10.50 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1994: 9.30 ft, action stageMay 23, 1995: 4.74 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 1996: 6.26 ft, below flood stageJul 30, 1998: 10.15 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2008: 14.22 ft, major floodingMay 30, 2008: 10.90 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2010: 10.30 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 2011: 12.50 ft, moderate floodingSep 4, 2016: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 24.70 ft, Dec 21, 1987 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, N F Solomon River at Lenora 1950s: 6 1960s: 9 9 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, N F Solomon River at Lenora
1Dec 21, 198724.70+14.70Major—
2Jun 16, 195716.50+6.50Major—
3Sep 7, 196815.00+5.00Major—
4May 24, 200814.22+4.22Major—
5Jun 27, 195713.50+3.50Moderate—
6May 3, 195813.00+3.00Moderate—
7Mar 22, 196013.00+3.00Moderate—
8Oct 18, 196513.00+3.00Moderate—
9Sep 4, 201613.00+3.00Moderate—
10Oct 8, 201112.50+2.50Moderate—
11May 21, 196112.20+2.20Moderate—
12May 17, 195712.00+2.00Moderate—
13Jun 5, 195912.00+2.00Moderate—
14May 15, 196012.00+2.00Moderate—
15Sep 6, 197212.00+2.00Moderate—
16Jul 26, 197712.00+2.00Moderate—
17Jul 11, 196411.00+1.00Minor—
18Sep 6, 196511.00+1.00Minor—
19Aug 29, 196811.00+1.00Minor—
20May 30, 200810.90+0.90Minor—
21Jun 13, 196510.50+0.50Minor—
22Mar 8, 199310.50+0.50Minor—
23Jun 13, 201010.30+0.30Minor—
24Jul 30, 199810.15+0.15Minor—
25Jun 15, 195510.000.00Minor—
26May 6, 19949.30−0.70Action—
27Jul 14, 19966.26−3.74Below flood stage—
28May 23, 19954.74−5.26Below flood stage—

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.

June 16, 1957: 16.50 ft here, major flooding

  • GladeKS · Jun 16, 1957 · 18.55 ft · Major

May 24, 2008: 14.22 ft here, major flooding

  • PortisKS · May 25, 2008 · 25.71 ft · Major · its highest
  • GladeKS · May 23, 2008 · 13.20 ft · Minor

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
GladeKS11.018.65 ft, Sep 5, 20162
Lenora this gaugeKS10.024.70 ft, Dec 21, 19874
PortisKS15.025.71 ft, May 25, 20081

Other gauges in Norton County

Flood gauges in Norton County
Clayton 4E11.016.81 ft, Sep 6, 19723
Norcatur17.017.87 ft, May 24, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LNRK1, 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.