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Paradise Creek below Paradise

Highest listed crest 21.39 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft20 crests since 2015

The Paradise Creek below Paradise crested above flood stage 17 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2023. The highest, 21.39 ft on May 17, 2021, was minor flooding, 7.39 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.39 ft
May 17, 2021; 6,560 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 2022
18.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Russell County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Paradise Creek below Paradise
Action stage12.01Aug 5, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.017Jun 6, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2015 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Paradise Creek below Paradise, 2015 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Aug 5, 2015: 13.18 ft, action stage; 540 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 62 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2016: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,508 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2016: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,582 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2016: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2016: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 824 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2016: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 726 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 800 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2018: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 949 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2018: 15.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,235 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 779 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,695 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2019: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2020: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2020: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 21.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2023: 9.92 ft, below flood stage; 72 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.39 ft, May 17, 2021 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Paradise Creek below Paradise 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 4 2010s2020s
  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, Paradise Creek below Paradise
1May 17, 202121.39+7.39Minor6,560
2Sep 4, 201620.72+6.72Minor4,140
3Jun 6, 202218.28+4.28Minor1,910
4Jun 22, 202018.25+4.25Minor2,210
5Jul 28, 202017.84+3.84Minor1,910
6Aug 25, 201916.84+2.84Minor1,610
7May 24, 201916.26+2.26Minor1,695
8May 25, 201616.11+2.11Minor1,582
9May 9, 201616.01+2.01Minor1,508
10May 29, 201915.56+1.56Minor1,280
11Dec 1, 201815.47+1.47Minor1,235
12Sep 2, 201815.43+1.43Minor949
13May 8, 201915.20+1.20Minor1,100
14Apr 30, 201714.67+0.67Minor800
15Sep 16, 201614.61+0.61Minor726
16Sep 8, 201614.37+0.37Minor824
17Dec 27, 201814.20+0.20Minor779
18Aug 5, 201513.18−0.82Action540
19Apr 19, 20169.99−4.01Below flood stage62
20Aug 4, 20239.92−4.08Below flood stage72

Other gauges in Russell County

Flood gauges in Russell County
Russell18.025.73 ft, Jul 21, 19932
Russell18.020.43 ft, May 25, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDSK1, 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.