Neosho River at John Redmond Lake

Highest listed crest 1,081.90 ftFlood stage 1,068.0 ft1 crests since 2009

The Neosho River at John Redmond Lake crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2009. The highest, 1,081.90 ft on May 14, 2009, was major flooding, 13.90 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Neosho River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,081.90 ft; May 14, 2009; 1,202,495 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 1,068.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,081.5 ft
Crests at major: 1; 51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest: May 14, 2009; 1,081.90 ft, major flooding
Location: Coffey County; Kansas
Identifiers: NWS JRLK1; USGS 07182450

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Neosho River at John Redmond Lake

Action stage	1,060.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,068.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,070.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,081.5	1	May 14, 2009	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2009 to 2009. 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, Neosho River at John Redmond Lake

1	May 14, 2009	1,081.90	+13.90	Major	1,202,495

The worst floods along the Neosho River

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

May 14, 2009: 1,081.90 ft here, major flooding

Neosho RapidsKS · May 11, 2009 · 23.79 ft · Moderate
CommerceOK · May 12, 2009 · 18.66 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Neosho River

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

Flood gauges on the Neosho River

Burlington	KS	27.0	41.53 ft, Jul 12, 1951	0
Emporia	KS	19.0	26.00 ft, Oct 11, 1985	0
Iola	KS	15.0	33.26 ft, Jul 13, 1951	1
John Redmond Lake this gauge	KS	1,068.0	1,081.90 ft, May 14, 2009	1
Le Roy	KS	23.0	34.48 ft, Jul 12, 1951	0
Neosho Rapids	KS	22.0	34.30 ft, Jul 11, 1951	0
Oswego	KS	17.0	34.10 ft, Jul 20, 1948	22
Americus	KS	26.0	28.30 ft, Jun 27, 1969	0
Chanute	KS	23.0	36.82 ft, Jul 1, 2007	2
Commerce	OK	15.0	34.03 ft, Jul 16, 1951	9
Erie	KS	29.0	40.60 ft, Jul 2, 2007	5
Oswego	KS	28.0	34.70 ft, May 29, 2019	1
Parsons	KS	21.0	40.20 ft, Jul 14, 1951	2

Other gauges in Coffey County

Flood gauges in Coffey County

Burlington	27.0	41.53 ft, Jul 12, 1951	0
Le Roy	23.0	34.48 ft, Jul 12, 1951	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JRLK1, 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.