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Pawnee River near Rozel

Highest listed crest 34.53 ftFlood stage 31.0 ft16 crests since 1933

The Pawnee River near Rozel crested above flood stage 2 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2019. The highest, 34.53 ft on May 25, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.53 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pawnee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.53 ft
May 25, 2019; 5,470 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
31.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 25, 2019
34.53 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pawnee County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pawnee River near Rozel
Action stage29.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)31.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.02May 25, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1933 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pawnee River near Rozel, 1933 to 2019 101520253035ft Flood stage 31.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft May 26, 1933: 23.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,640 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1992: 22.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1993: 33.75 ft, moderate flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1994: 16.50 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1995: 21.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1996: 27.05 ft, below flood stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1997: 21.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1997: 19.03 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1999: 14.50 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2000: 14.40 ft, below flood stage; 411 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2001: 26.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2002: 16.66 ft, below flood stage; 695 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2003: 15.11 ft, below flood stage; 511 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2004: 25.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2006: 21.04 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2019: 34.53 ft, moderate flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.53 ft, May 25, 2019 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pawnee River near Rozel 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 113 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.94 ft on Apr 4, 1925; 15.90 ft on Jul 2, 1928; 21.70 ft on May 13, 1929; 12.20 ft on Jun 11, 1930; 16.90 ft on Apr 15, 1931; 14.50 ft on Jul 6, 1932; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pawnee River near Rozel
1May 25, 201934.53+3.53Moderate5,470
2Jul 22, 199333.75+2.75Moderate6,210
3Nov 17, 199627.05−3.95Below flood stage2,680
4Sep 19, 200126.00−5.00Below flood stage2,380
5Jul 3, 200425.68−5.32Below flood stage2,310
6May 26, 193323.37−7.63Below flood stage3,640
7Aug 13, 199222.87−8.13Below flood stage1,460
8May 24, 199521.66−9.34Below flood stage1,500
9Aug 9, 199721.26−9.74Below flood stage1,220
10Aug 23, 200621.04−9.96Below flood stage1,150
11Oct 28, 199719.03−11.97Below flood stage1,000
12Jul 29, 200216.66−14.34Below flood stage695
13Sep 9, 199416.50−14.50Below flood stage375
14Sep 14, 200315.11−15.89Below flood stage511
15Jul 18, 199914.50−16.50Below flood stage374
16Jul 5, 200014.40−16.60Below flood stage411

The worst floods along the Pawnee River

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

May 25, 2019: 34.53 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SanfordKS · May 25, 2019 · 24.40 ft · Minor

July 22, 1993: 33.75 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SanfordKS · Jul 22, 1993 · 25.77 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Pawnee River

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

Flood gauges on the Pawnee River
Rozel this gaugeKS31.034.53 ft, May 25, 20190
SanfordKS24.028.74 ft, Jul 25, 19790

Other gauges in Pawnee County

Flood gauges in Pawnee County
Sanford24.028.74 ft, Jul 25, 19790

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROZK1, 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.