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S F Solomon River near Osborne

Highest listed crest 28.33 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft81 crests since 1946

The S F Solomon River near Osborne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1946 to 2025. The highest, 28.33 ft on July 21, 1993, was major flooding, 14.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.33 ft
July 21, 1993; 59,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
May 17, 2021
18.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Osborne 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 near Osborne
Action stage12.09Jun 7, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.029May 17, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.08Aug 25, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Jul 21, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1946 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the S F Solomon River near Osborne, 1946 to 2025 0102030ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Sep 8, 1946: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1946: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1948: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1949: 17.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1950: 20.13 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1951: 27.65 ft, major flooding; 81,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1952: 12.21 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1953: 9.42 ft, below flood stage; 783 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1954: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1956: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1957: 22.88 ft, moderate flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1958: 18.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1959: 10.34 ft, below flood stage; 933 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1960: 17.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1961: 21.70 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1962: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1963: 13.94 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1964: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 386 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1965: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1966: 8.40 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1967: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1968: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1969: 14.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1970: 4.69 ft, below flood stage; 125 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1971: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 708 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1972: 6.67 ft, below flood stage; 310 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 17.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1973: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1975: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1976: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1977: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1978: 10.21 ft, below flood stage; 847 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 17.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1980: 9.39 ft, below flood stage; 678 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1981: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 20.02 ft, moderate flooding; 9,160 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1983: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1984: 9.02 ft, below flood stage; 635 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1985: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 362 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1986: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1987: 20.98 ft, moderate flooding; 10,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1988: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 184 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1989: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1990: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1991: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 166 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1992: 13.59 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1993: 28.33 ft, major flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1993: 10.85 ft, below flood stage; 827 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 20.68 ft, moderate flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1996: 12.59 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1996: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1998: 11.81 ft, below flood stage; 947 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1999: 12.97 ft, action stage; 1,170 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2000: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 109 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2001: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2002: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 155 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2003: 7.61 ft, below flood stage; 420 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2004: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2005: 8.02 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2005: 3.65 ft, below flood stage; 14 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2007: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 1,870 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2008: 19.62 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 2008: 17.79 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2009: 13.34 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2010: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2011: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 96 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2013: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 388 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2014: 12.89 ft, action stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2015: 7.86 ft, below flood stage; 397 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2016: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,467 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,052 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 12.84 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2019: 21.37 ft, moderate flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2020: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 18.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 13.68 ft, action stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2023: 8.18 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2024: 3.99 ft, below flood stageNov 21, 2025: 10.23 ft, below flood stage Highest, 28.33 ft, Jul 21, 1993 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, S F Solomon River near Osborne 1940s: 4 1950s: 6 6 1960s: 6 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, S F Solomon River near Osborne
1Jul 21, 199328.33+14.33Major59,100
2Jul 13, 195127.65+13.65Major81,200
3Jun 17, 195722.88+8.88Moderate21,200
4May 22, 196121.70+7.70Moderate15,500
5Aug 25, 201921.37+7.37Moderate9,600
6Apr 14, 198720.98+6.98Moderate10,240
7May 29, 199520.68+6.68Moderate7,770
8Aug 29, 195020.13+6.13Moderate10,000
9Jul 2, 198220.02+6.02Moderate9,160
10Oct 9, 194620.00+6.00Moderate8,650
11Jun 2, 201119.73+5.73Minor5,600
12Aug 25, 200819.62+5.62Minor—
13Oct 12, 197319.27+5.27Minor5,020
14May 17, 202118.82+4.82Minor4,080
15Jun 21, 201018.76+4.76Minor3,960
16Nov 17, 199618.68+4.68Minor4,500
17Jun 17, 195418.38+4.38Minor5,510
18Jul 31, 202018.22+4.22Minor3,380
19May 17, 195818.08+4.08Minor5,170
20Jun 14, 194917.85+3.85Minor5,790
21Oct 24, 200817.79+3.79Minor—
22Mar 22, 197917.57+3.57Minor4,000
23Jul 29, 196717.56+3.56Minor3,900
24Mar 27, 196017.39+3.39Minor3,780
25Apr 1, 197317.23+3.23Minor3,360
26Aug 31, 201616.72+2.72Minor2,467
27Jul 3, 196216.16+2.16Minor2,620
28Jul 6, 198615.96+1.96Minor2,630
29Sep 8, 194615.86+1.86Minor3,120
30May 30, 200115.85+1.85Minor2,370
31Sep 25, 198115.69+1.69Minor2,500
32Jun 23, 197515.43+1.43Minor2,360
33May 20, 201715.39+1.39Minor2,052
34Aug 22, 197714.97+0.97Minor2,140
35Aug 26, 196914.87+0.87Minor2,420
36Jun 9, 196814.80+0.80Minor2,360
37Jun 23, 194814.74+0.74Minor2,470
38Jul 29, 200714.65+0.65Minor1,870
39Jul 5, 195614.44+0.44Minor2,100
40Sep 22, 196313.94−0.06Action1,880
41Jun 7, 202213.68−0.32Action1,580
42Jul 20, 199213.59−0.41Action1,560
43Jun 12, 200913.34−0.66Action1,540
44May 23, 199912.97−1.03Action1,170
45Jun 2, 201412.89−1.11Action1,570
46Oct 9, 201812.84−1.16Action1,390
47Aug 4, 199612.59−1.41Action1,130
48Apr 22, 195212.21−1.79Action1,180
49Apr 7, 199811.81−2.19Below flood stage947
50Jun 12, 196511.54−2.46Below flood stage1,380

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.

August 25, 2019: 21.37 ft here, moderate 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
WoodstonKS12.018.31 ft, Jun 20, 20100
Osborne this gaugeKS14.028.33 ft, Jul 21, 19932

Other gauges in Osborne County

Flood gauges in Osborne County
Portis15.025.71 ft, May 25, 20081

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OSBK1, 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.