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Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith

Highest listed crest 19.90 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft15 crests since 1993

The Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2020. The highest, 19.90 ft on July 18, 1993, was major flooding, 2.90 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Rattlesnake Creek (KS) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.90 ft
July 18, 1993; 29,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2019
17.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Stafford County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith
Action stage16.04Jul 16, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.02May 29, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.01Jul 18, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1993 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith, 1993 to 2020 1214161820ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jul 18, 1993: 19.90 ft, major flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1996: 15.10 ft, below flood stage; 419 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1997: 14.56 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 15.13 ft, below flood stage; 417 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1999: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 879 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2000: 16.56 ft, action stage; 725 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2001: 16.15 ft, action stage; 607 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 136 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2003: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 273 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 13.29 ft, below flood stage; 119 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 15.44 ft, below flood stage; 369 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 15.98 ft, below flood stage; 310 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 995 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2019: 16.39 ft, action stage; 419 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2020: 16.44 ft, action stage; 378 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.90 ft, Jul 18, 1993 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith 1990s: 2 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 23 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 9.95 ft on Sep 26, 1973; 5.10 ft on Apr 12, 1974; 7.27 ft on Jun 28, 1975; 8.59 ft on Apr 21, 1976; 7.28 ft on May 28, 1977; 7.36 ft on May 30, 1978; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith
1Jul 18, 199319.90+2.90Major29,300
2May 29, 201917.24+0.24Minor995
3Jul 2, 199917.18+0.18Minor879
4Mar 25, 200016.56−0.44Action725
5Jul 16, 202016.44−0.56Action378
6Jun 25, 201916.39−0.61Action419
7Jun 9, 200116.15−0.85Action607
8Oct 10, 201815.98−1.02Below flood stage310
9May 29, 201515.44−1.56Below flood stage369
10Mar 31, 199815.13−1.87Below flood stage417
11Sep 26, 199615.10−1.90Below flood stage419
12Aug 22, 199714.56−2.44Below flood stage270
13Mar 19, 200314.47−2.53Below flood stage273
14Jun 12, 200213.63−3.37Below flood stage136
15Mar 5, 200413.29−3.71Below flood stage119

The worst floods along the Rattlesnake Creek (KS)

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

July 18, 1993: 19.90 ft here, major flooding

  • MacksvilleKS · Jul 16, 1993 · 10.02 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Rattlesnake Creek (KS)

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

Flood gauges on the Rattlesnake Creek (KS)
MacksvilleKS9.011.02 ft, Sep 26, 19731
Zenith this gaugeKS17.019.90 ft, Jul 18, 19931

Other gauges in Stafford County

Flood gauges in Stafford County
Macksville9.011.02 ft, Sep 26, 19731

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ZENK1, 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.