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Saline River (KS) at Tescott

Highest listed crest 30.14 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft150 crests since 1919

The Saline River (KS) at Tescott crested above flood stage 52 times among the 150 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1919 to 2023. The highest, 30.14 ft on July 25, 1993, was moderate flooding, 5.14 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Saline River (KS) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.14 ft
July 25, 1993
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
0
52 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 7, 2022
25.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ottawa County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Saline River (KS) at Tescott
Action stage20.037Aug 1, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.023Jun 7, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.029May 17, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

150 crests from 1919 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Saline River (KS) at Tescott, 1919 to 2023 010203040ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Sep 23, 1919: 16.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1920: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 651 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1921: 18.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1922: 16.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1923: 18.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1923: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1925: 18.90 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1926: 15.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1927: 29.60 ft, moderate flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1928: 29.50 ft, moderate flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1929: 17.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1930: 19.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1930: 15.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1932: 17.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1933: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 395 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1934: 20.61 ft, action stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1935: 29.57 ft, moderate flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1936: 20.85 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1937: 15.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1938: 28.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1939: 22.50 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1940: 20.32 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1941: 29.18 ft, moderate flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1942: 29.30 ft, moderate flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1943: 21.89 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1944: 26.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1945: 28.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1946: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1946: 28.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1948: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1949: 22.32 ft, action stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1950: 27.38 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1951: 27.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1951: 29.77 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1951: 29.56 ft, moderate flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1951: 29.22 ft, moderate flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1951: 30.06 ft, moderate flooding; 61,400 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1951: 29.25 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1952: 21.81 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1953: 13.38 ft, below flood stage; 687 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1954: 21.34 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1955: 16.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1956: 19.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1957: 26.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1957: 29.12 ft, moderate flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1957: 29.54 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1958: 28.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1958: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1959: 23.80 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1960: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1961: 29.56 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1961: 25.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1961: 22.32 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1961: 17.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1961: 19.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1961: 21.05 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1961: 17.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1962: 18.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1962: 15.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1962: 16.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1962: 20.60 ft, action stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1962: 18.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1962: 17.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1962: 23.32 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1963: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 891 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1964: 16.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1965: 20.52 ft, action stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1965: 18.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1966: 9.17 ft, below flood stage; 298 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 15.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1967: 24.14 ft, action stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1968: 11.49 ft, below flood stage; 584 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1969: 16.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1970: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1971: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1971: 29.82 ft, moderate flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1971: 24.58 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1971: 26.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1971: 20.56 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1973: 23.82 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1973: 26.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 29.59 ft, moderate flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1973: 19.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1973: 24.22 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1973: 21.15 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1973: 18.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1973: 18.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1973: 29.59 ft, moderate flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1973: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1973: 23.18 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1974: 23.75 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1974: 18.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1975: 19.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1976: 28.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1977: 21.90 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1977: 24.63 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1978: 16.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1979: 20.76 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1979: 16.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1979: 18.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,830 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 21.64 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1981: 16.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1982: 28.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1983: 13.57 ft, below flood stage; 880 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1984: 20.16 ft, action stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1985: 21.28 ft, action stage; 2,390 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1985: 16.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1987: 29.77 ft, moderate flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1988: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 248 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1989: 21.22 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1990: 29.36 ft, moderate flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1991: 23.70 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1992: 23.09 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1993: 29.23 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1993: 19.42 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 1993: 30.05 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 1993: 29.63 ft, moderate floodingJul 25, 1993: 30.14 ft, moderate floodingDec 19, 1994: 19.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 27.62 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1995: 30.08 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1996: 19.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1996: 22.10 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1998: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1999: 21.44 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2000: 20.75 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2001: 20.24 ft, action stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2002: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 324 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2003: 17.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2004: 17.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2005: 19.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2006: 5.81 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 26.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,996 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2008: 21.69 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2008: 19.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2010: 14.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2011: 28.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2012: 14.50 ft, below flood stage; 985 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2013: 18.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2014: 14.34 ft, below flood stage; 816 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 12.56 ft, below flood stage; 582 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 27.68 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2017: 27.05 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2019: 27.23 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 29.68 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 2020: 24.91 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 29.52 ft, moderate flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2021: 26.51 ft, minor flooding; 3,570 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2023: 12.52 ft, below flood stage; 770 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.14 ft, Jul 25, 1993 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Saline River (KS) at Tescott 1910s: 0 1920s: 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 7 1950s: 12 12 1960s: 3 1970s: 7 1980s: 2 1990s: 8 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 150 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Saline River (KS) at Tescott
1Jul 25, 199330.14+5.14Moderate—
2May 28, 199530.08+5.08Moderate—
3Jul 13, 195130.06+5.06Moderate61,400
4Jun 25, 199330.05+5.05Moderate—
5May 23, 197129.82+4.82Moderate6,960
6Jun 9, 195129.77+4.77Moderate11,400
7Apr 16, 198729.77+4.77Moderate9,110
8May 22, 201929.68+4.68Moderate—
9Jul 9, 199329.63+4.63Moderate—
10Aug 17, 192729.60+4.60Moderate8,900
11Apr 1, 197329.59+4.59Moderate9,800
12Sep 27, 197329.59+4.59Moderate9,800
13Jun 3, 193529.57+4.57Moderate8,640
14Jun 25, 195129.56+4.56Moderate25,500
15May 25, 196129.56+4.56Moderate12,900
16Jul 1, 195729.54+4.54Moderate13,600
17May 17, 202129.52+4.52Moderate4,320
18Jul 12, 192829.50+4.50Moderate8,050
19Mar 29, 196029.40+4.40Moderate11,900
20Oct 12, 197329.40+4.40Moderate7,000
21Jul 28, 199029.36+4.36Moderate5,970
22Sep 3, 194229.30+4.30Moderate6,290
23Sep 7, 195129.25+4.25Moderate10,000
24May 13, 199329.23+4.23Moderate—
25Jul 1, 195129.22+4.22Moderate9,800
26Jun 15, 194129.18+4.18Moderate5,690
27Sep 9, 194629.13+4.13Moderate4,940
28May 21, 195829.13+4.13Moderate8,490
29Jun 22, 195729.12+4.12Moderate8,440
30Jun 4, 193828.93+3.93Minor5,730
31Jul 6, 198228.61+3.61Minor4,320
32Oct 14, 194628.35+3.35Minor5,230
33Apr 25, 197628.29+3.29Minor4,190
34Jul 1, 194528.24+3.24Minor5,180
35May 28, 201128.15+3.15Minor5,380
36Apr 2, 195828.12+3.12Minor6,470
37May 28, 201627.68+2.68Minor—
38May 19, 199527.62+2.62Minor—
39Jul 20, 195027.38+2.38Minor4,640
40May 9, 201927.23+2.23Minor—
41May 27, 195127.05+2.05Minor5,620
42May 22, 201727.05+2.05Minor—
43May 8, 200726.91+1.91Minor4,996
44Jul 31, 199826.84+1.84Minor4,840
45Mar 26, 197326.75+1.75Minor3,720
46May 7, 194426.73+1.73Minor5,340
47May 28, 202126.51+1.51Minor3,570
48May 19, 195726.23+1.23Minor4,870
49Jul 6, 197126.02+1.02Minor3,560
50Jul 21, 194826.00+1.00Minor4,310

The worst floods along the Saline River (KS)

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

July 25, 1993: 30.14 ft here, moderate flooding

  • LincolnKS · Jul 23, 1993 · 38.55 ft · Major · its highest
  • RussellKS · Jul 21, 1993 · 25.73 ft · Major · its highest

May 28, 1995: 30.08 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RussellKS · May 23, 1995 · 22.11 ft · Moderate
  • LincolnKS · May 24, 1995 · 30.50 ft · Minor

June 25, 1993: 30.05 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RussellKS · Jul 2, 1993 · 23.04 ft · Major
  • LincolnKS · Jun 24, 1993 · 35.82 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Saline River (KS)

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

Flood gauges on the Saline River (KS)
WakeeneyKS13.023.91 ft, May 29, 20185
RussellKS18.025.73 ft, Jul 21, 19932
LincolnKS30.038.55 ft, Jul 23, 19931
Tescott this gaugeKS25.030.14 ft, Jul 25, 19930

Other gauges in Ottawa County

Flood gauges in Ottawa County
Ada18.023.42 ft, May 25, 20170
Minneapolis26.034.10 ft, Jul 13, 19510
Niles24.031.76 ft, Jul 14, 19510

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TSCK1, 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.