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Republican River near Hardy

Highest listed crest 19.40 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft92 crests since 1933

The Republican River near Hardy crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 92 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2025. The highest, 19.40 ft on June 2, 1935, was major flooding, 8.40 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Republican River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.40 ft
June 2, 1935; 225,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.5 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
July 11, 2019
13.77 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Republic County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Republican River near Hardy
Action stage9.033May 19, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.019May 21, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.55Jul 11, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.52Jun 24, 1947Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

92 crests from 1933 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Republican River near Hardy, 1933 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.5 ft Apr 22, 1933: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1934: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1935: 19.40 ft, major flooding; 225,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1936: 10.15 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1937: 9.65 ft, action stage; 9,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1938: 9.22 ft, action stage; 7,620 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1939: 10.24 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1940: 9.56 ft, action stage; 9,750 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1941: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1942: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1943: 9.39 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1943: 10.65 ft, action stageApr 25, 1944: 9.18 ft, action stage; 9,230 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1944: 10.22 ft, action stageJul 17, 1945: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1946: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1947: 17.00 ft, major flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1948: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1949: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1950: 13.70 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1952: 9.91 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1953: 9.02 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1954: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1955: 10.40 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1956: 8.11 ft, below flood stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 14.83 ft, moderate flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1958: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1959: 10.08 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1960: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 8,070 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1961: 10.56 ft, action stage; 6,550 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1962: 10.05 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1963: 9.70 ft, action stage; 5,050 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1964: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1965: 10.42 ft, action stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 9.35 ft, action stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1968: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1969: 9.38 ft, action stage; 4,620 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1970: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1971: 10.36 ft, action stage; 5,990 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1972: 7.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1973: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 8,740 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1975: 10.22 ft, action stage; 5,360 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1976: 7.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1977: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 9.32 ft, action stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1981: 9.64 ft, action stage; 4,750 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1982: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1983: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1983: 13.65 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1985: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1986: 8.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1987: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1988: 10.36 ft, action stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1989: 9.51 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1990: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1992: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1993: 12.48 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1994: 7.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 10.11 ft, action stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1996: 7.95 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1997: 10.92 ft, action stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1998: 7.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1999: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2000: 9.08 ft, action stage; 4,150 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 9.12 ft, action stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2002: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 385 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2003: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2004: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2005: 3.91 ft, below flood stage; 448 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2006: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 370 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 9.26 ft, action stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2008: 10.77 ft, action stage; 5,750 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2008: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,190 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2009: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 864 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2010: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2011: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,950 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2013: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2014: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2015: 13.92 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2016: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,035 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2017: 9.81 ft, action stage; 4,375 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2018: 8.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2019: 13.77 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2020: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 3,470 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2021: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2023: 2.49 ft, below flood stage; 220 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2024: 5.73 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 2025: 9.66 ft, action stage Highest, 19.40 ft, Jun 2, 1935 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Republican River near Hardy 1930s: 1 1940s: 7 7 1950s: 4 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 92 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Republican River near Hardy
1Jun 2, 193519.40+8.40Major225,000
2Jun 24, 194717.00+6.00Major100,000
3Jun 17, 195714.83+3.83Moderate38,900
4May 7, 201513.92+2.92Moderate23,400
5Jul 11, 201913.77+2.77Moderate11,400
6Jul 10, 195013.70+2.70Moderate30,000
7Oct 1, 198313.65+2.65Moderate17,400
8Jun 9, 194113.20+2.20Minor24,800
9Jun 9, 194912.60+1.60Minor20,000
10Jun 2, 195112.59+1.59Minor18,600
11Sep 4, 197312.57+1.57Minor8,740
12Jul 27, 199312.48+1.48Minor10,500
13Sep 13, 197711.83+0.83Minor7,460
14May 14, 198211.68+0.68Minor8,920
15May 21, 201111.65+0.65Minor6,950
16Mar 28, 196011.48+0.48Minor8,070
17Aug 4, 198511.29+0.29Minor7,130
18Jun 14, 201011.22+0.22Minor6,000
19Jul 7, 194611.20+0.20Minor11,800
20Jul 14, 199211.19+0.19Minor6,530
21Oct 23, 200811.19+0.19Minor6,190
22Sep 6, 195811.18+0.18Minor6,960
23Apr 14, 198711.17+0.17Minor6,940
24Jun 24, 194811.15+0.15Minor13,700
25Jul 17, 194511.12+0.12Minor18,500
26Jun 25, 194211.10+0.10Minor14,000
27Nov 16, 199710.92−0.08Action6,320
28May 26, 200810.77−0.23Action5,750
29Jun 15, 194310.65−0.35Action—
30Jun 7, 196110.56−0.44Action6,550
31May 23, 196510.42−0.58Action6,210
32Jun 6, 195510.40−0.60Action8,400
33Jun 14, 197110.36−0.64Action5,990
34Jul 20, 198810.36−0.64Action5,750
35Jun 23, 193910.24−0.76Action11,700
36Aug 26, 194410.22−0.78Action—
37Jun 24, 197510.22−0.78Action5,360
38May 9, 193610.15−0.85Action10,100
39May 29, 199510.11−0.89Action5,390
40Jul 5, 195910.08−0.92Action5,410
41Jul 2, 196210.05−0.95Action5,580
42Jul 15, 19529.91−1.09Action10,700
43Jul 20, 20179.81−1.19Action4,375
44Sep 23, 19639.70−1.30Action5,050
45May 19, 20259.66−1.34Action—
46Jun 4, 19379.65−1.35Action9,100
47Jul 18, 19819.64−1.36Action4,750
48Jun 10, 19409.56−1.44Action9,750
49Jul 2, 19899.51−1.49Action4,630
50Apr 12, 19439.39−1.61Action11,100

The worst floods along the Republican River

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

June 2, 1935: 19.40 ft here, major flooding

  • ScandiaKS · Jun 2, 1935 · 17.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • BenkelmanNE · May 31, 1935 · 13.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Clay CenterKS · Jun 3, 1935 · 25.74 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • ConcordiaKS · Jun 2, 1935 · 23.00 ft · Moderate · its highest

June 24, 1947: 17.00 ft here, major flooding

  • ScandiaKS · Jun 24, 1947 · 15.00 ft · Major
  • OrleansNE · Jun 23, 1947 · 14.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Clay CenterKS · Jun 26, 1947 · 22.92 ft · Moderate
  • ConcordiaKS · Jun 25, 1947 · 19.90 ft · Moderate

June 17, 1957: 14.83 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ConcordiaKS · Jun 18, 1957 · 18.11 ft · Moderate
  • OrleansNE · Jun 17, 1957 · 12.04 ft · Moderate
  • Clay CenterKS · Jun 20, 1957 · 17.82 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Republican River

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

Flood gauges on the Republican River
CambridgeNE11.011.08 ft, May 28, 20230
Clay CenterKS15.025.74 ft, Jun 3, 19350
ConcordiaKS15.023.00 ft, Jun 2, 19350
Guide RockNE12.515.47 ft, Jul 19, 19930
McCookNE9.010.51 ft, May 26, 20230
RivertonNE9.010.86 ft, Jul 10, 20190
ScandiaKS10.017.80 ft, Jun 2, 19353
StrattonNE11.013.21 ft, May 26, 20230
BenkelmanNE7.013.10 ft, May 31, 19351
Hardy this gaugeKS11.019.40 ft, Jun 2, 19352
OrleansNE9.014.00 ft, Jun 23, 19473

Other gauges in Republic County

Flood gauges in Republic County
Scandia10.017.80 ft, Jun 2, 19353

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HDYN1, 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.