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S F Solomon River at Woodston

Highest listed crest 18.31 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft24 crests since 2000

The S F Solomon River at Woodston crested above flood stage 8 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2025. The highest, 18.31 ft on June 20, 2010, was moderate flooding, 6.31 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the S F Solomon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.31 ft
June 20, 2010; 4,180 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 2022
14.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rooks County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, S F Solomon River at Woodston
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.05Jun 6, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.03May 16, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 2000 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the S F Solomon River at Woodston, 2000 to 2025 0102030ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 22, 2000: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 196 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2001: 10.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2003: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 87 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2004: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 269 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2005: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 19 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2007: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 652 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2008: 17.55 ft, moderate flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2009: 14.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2010: 18.31 ft, moderate flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2011: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,490 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2012: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 75 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2013: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 113 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2014: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2015: 5.03 ft, below flood stage; 29 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2016: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 1,311 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2017: 10.42 ft, below flood stage; 760 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2018: 10.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2019: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2020: 10.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2021: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2023: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 265 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2024: 5.76 ft, below flood stageJul 23, 2025: 5.41 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.31 ft, Jun 20, 2010 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, S F Solomon River at Woodston 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 12 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 8.35 ft on Jul 6, 1986; 19.82 ft on Apr 14, 1987; 6.23 ft on Feb 15, 1988; 9.98 ft on Aug 26, 1989; 9.69 ft on Jul 27, 1990; 5.04 ft on Jul 1, 1991; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, S F Solomon River at Woodston
1Jun 20, 201018.31+6.31Moderate4,180
2May 25, 200817.55+5.55Moderate3,560
3May 16, 202117.00+5.00Moderate3,070
4Jun 6, 202214.33+2.33Minor2,150
5Aug 26, 201914.24+2.24Minor2,120
6Jun 11, 200914.05+2.05Minor2,070
7Sep 5, 201612.96+0.96Minor1,311
8Jun 2, 201112.25+0.25Minor1,490
9Jun 9, 200110.92−1.08Below flood stage1,000
10May 30, 201810.89−1.11Below flood stage1,000
11Jul 30, 202010.76−1.24Below flood stage1,020
12Aug 29, 201410.66−1.34Below flood stage700
13Jul 29, 200710.65−1.35Below flood stage652
14May 28, 201710.42−1.58Below flood stage760
15Jul 8, 20047.41−4.59Below flood stage269
16Jul 1, 20237.19−4.81Below flood stage265
17Mar 22, 20006.39−5.61Below flood stage196
18Aug 30, 20245.76−6.24Below flood stage—
19Apr 25, 20135.70−6.30Below flood stage113
20Jul 23, 20255.41−6.59Below flood stage—
21Jun 11, 20125.35−6.65Below flood stage75
22Jun 29, 20035.32−6.68Below flood stage87
23Jul 26, 20155.03−6.97Below flood stage29
24Aug 22, 20054.61−7.39Below flood stage19

The worst floods along the S F Solomon River

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

June 20, 2010: 18.31 ft here, moderate flooding

  • OsborneKS · Jun 21, 2010 · 18.76 ft · Minor

May 16, 2021: 17.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • OsborneKS · May 17, 2021 · 18.82 ft · Minor

August 26, 2019: 14.24 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the S F Solomon River

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

Flood gauges on the S F Solomon River
Webster ReservoirKS8.513.56 ft, May 29, 20180
Woodston this gaugeKS12.018.31 ft, Jun 20, 20100
OsborneKS14.028.33 ft, Jul 21, 19932

Other gauges in Rooks County

Flood gauges in Rooks County
Stockton9.014.29 ft, Jun 19, 20103
Webster Reservoir8.513.56 ft, May 29, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WODK1, 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.