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Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett

Highest listed crest 35.38 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft139 crests since 1928

The Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 139 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2025. The highest, 35.38 ft on September 13, 1961, was major flooding, 9.38 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pottawatomie Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.38 ft
September 13, 1961; 57,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 4, 2025
29.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Anderson County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett
Action stage21.011May 27, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.0115Jun 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.05Oct 5, 1998Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.01Sep 13, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

139 crests from 1928 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, 1928 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 34.0 ft Nov 17, 1928: 32.20 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1940: 19.60 ft, below flood stageJan 17, 1941: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1941: 26.86 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1941: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1941: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1941: 30.42 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1941: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1943: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1944: 30.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1944: 30.60 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1944: 28.76 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1944: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1945: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1945: 30.30 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1945: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1946: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1946: 27.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1947: 28.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1947: 27.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1948: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1948: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1948: 30.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1949: 30.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1950: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1951: 27.51 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1951: 28.44 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1951: 32.30 ft, moderate flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1951: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1951: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1952: 24.00 ft, action stage; 5,780 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1953: 17.20 ft, below flood stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1954: 19.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,070 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1955: 22.50 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1955: 20.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1957: 25.85 ft, action stage; 9,150 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1958: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1958: 28.30 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1958: 26.95 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1959: 20.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 27.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1960: 26.44 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1961: 31.15 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1961: 35.38 ft, major flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1961: 29.38 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1961: 26.14 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1963: 24.10 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1964: 25.41 ft, action stage; 5,650 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1964: 26.20 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 1965: 28.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1965: 28.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1966: 21.43 ft, action stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1967: 27.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 33.45 ft, moderate flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1968: 24.70 ft, action stage; 5,080 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1969: 27.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,670 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1969: 29.53 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1969: 26.58 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1969: 31.93 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1970: 27.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1970: 30.69 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1970: 27.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1970: 29.19 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1970: 28.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1971: 27.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1973: 27.22 ft, minor flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1973: 28.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1973: 26.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1973: 28.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 32.90 ft, moderate flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1973: 26.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1973: 26.00 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1974: 26.50 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 1974: 29.09 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1974: 28.79 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1975: 30.57 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1976: 21.56 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1977: 29.44 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1977: 28.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1978: 29.11 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1979: 31.57 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1979: 27.95 ft, minor flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 29.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 29.35 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1982: 28.22 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1982: 26.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1982: 28.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1983: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1983: 27.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,610 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1984: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 29.20 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 1985: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1985: 27.83 ft, minor flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1985: 29.49 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1986: 26.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 30.25 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 27.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,760 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1987: 28.33 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1987: 27.00 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1988: 29.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1988: 26.81 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 1989: 28.66 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1989: 28.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1991: 17.34 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1992: 29.71 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1992: 28.18 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 28.83 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1993: 29.82 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1993: 29.93 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1993: 28.15 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 27.00 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1994: 28.59 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1995: 27.91 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1995: 27.80 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1996: 22.43 ft, action stage; 4,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 27.87 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1998: 28.86 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1998: 32.14 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1999: 14.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2001: 24.88 ft, action stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2018: 26.91 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2019: 27.91 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2019: 30.89 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 28.87 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 2019: 27.56 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2019: 26.84 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2020: 23.59 ft, action stage; 6,110 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2021: 27.36 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 2021: 28.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 26.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2022: 26.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2024: 28.37 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2024: 26.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,230 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 28.69 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 29.54 ft, minor flooding; 17,086 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.38 ft, Sep 13, 1961 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 24 24 1950s: 10 1960s: 14 1970s: 23 1980s: 21 1990s: 14 2000s: 0 2010s: 6 2020s: 8 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 139 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett
1Sep 13, 196135.38+9.38Major57,000
2Jun 21, 196733.45+7.45Moderate42,000
3Oct 11, 197332.90+6.90Moderate36,200
4Jul 11, 195132.30+6.30Moderate45,300
5Nov 17, 192832.20+6.20Moderate44,000
6Oct 5, 199832.14+6.14Moderate30,800
7Oct 13, 196931.93+5.93Minor29,000
8Jun 8, 197931.57+5.57Minor24,000
9May 6, 196131.15+5.15Minor27,400
10May 21, 201930.89+4.89Minor—
11Apr 19, 197030.69+4.69Minor20,600
12Apr 23, 194430.60+4.60Minor23,600
13Jun 17, 197530.57+4.57Minor19,900
14Jul 20, 194830.50+4.50Minor23,000
15Jul 20, 194930.50+4.50Minor23,000
16Oct 14, 194130.42+4.42Minor22,400
17Apr 16, 194530.30+4.30Minor21,800
18Oct 4, 198630.25+4.25Minor18,600
19Apr 10, 194430.00+4.00Minor18,800
20Mar 30, 198029.93+3.93Minor14,900
21Jul 22, 199329.93+3.93Minor17,200
22Jul 6, 199329.82+3.82Minor16,700
23Jul 5, 199229.71+3.71Minor16,200
24Jun 4, 202529.54+3.54Minor17,086
25Jul 1, 196929.53+3.53Minor14,600
26Nov 15, 198529.49+3.49Minor15,300
27Jun 19, 197729.44+3.44Minor13,000
28Nov 2, 196129.38+3.38Minor18,500
29Jun 16, 198129.35+3.35Minor12,600
30Feb 23, 198529.20+3.20Minor—
31Jun 30, 197029.19+3.19Minor13,300
32May 23, 197829.11+3.11Minor11,600
33Apr 2, 198829.10+3.10Minor13,800
34Sep 1, 197429.09+3.09Minor12,900
35Aug 13, 195029.00+3.00Minor13,600
36Sep 22, 197028.93+2.93Minor12,300
37Apr 5, 194728.90+2.90Minor14,800
38Jun 23, 201928.87+2.87Minor—
39Sep 24, 199828.86+2.86Minor13,100
40May 9, 199328.83+2.83Minor—
41Nov 3, 197428.79+2.79Minor11,800
42Aug 26, 194428.76+2.76Minor12,900
43Jun 9, 202428.69+2.69Minor13,600
44Aug 23, 198928.66+2.66Minor12,300
45May 18, 194328.60+2.60Minor13,700
46Mar 19, 194828.60+2.60Minor12,400
47Apr 28, 199428.59+2.59Minor12,100
48Jun 24, 194328.50+2.50Minor12,900
49Jul 7, 194828.50+2.50Minor13,400
50May 24, 195828.50+2.50Minor12,900

The worst floods along the Pottawatomie Creek

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

September 13, 1961: 35.38 ft here, major flooding

  • LaneKS · Sep 14, 1961 · 33.90 ft · Major

June 21, 1967: 33.45 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LaneKS · Jun 16, 1967 · 24.00 ft · Moderate

October 11, 1973: 32.90 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LaneKS · Oct 11, 1973 · 31.65 ft · Major

Gauges on the Pottawatomie Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Pottawatomie Creek
Garnett this gaugeKS26.035.38 ft, Sep 13, 19611
LaneKS23.035.28 ft, Jul 1, 20079

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRTK1, 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.