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Saline River (KS) near Russell

Highest listed crest 25.73 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft66 crests since 1946

The Saline River (KS) near Russell crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 66 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1946 to 2026. The highest, 25.73 ft on July 21, 1993, was major flooding, 7.73 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
25.73 ft
July 21, 1993; 41,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
May 31, 2018
19.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Russell 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) near Russell
Action stage16.04May 17, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.07May 31, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.03Sep 4, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.02Jul 21, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

66 crests from 1946 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Saline River (KS) near Russell, 1946 to 2026 0102030ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Oct 9, 1946: 16.60 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1948: 10.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1950: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1951: 18.44 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1951: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1957: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1960: 14.19 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1961: 13.55 ft, below flood stage; 4,710 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1962: 13.61 ft, below flood stage; 4,780 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1964: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1965: 15.23 ft, below flood stage; 7,060 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 12.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1968: 14.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,840 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1969: 15.69 ft, below flood stage; 7,380 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1971: 12.87 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1972: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 14.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1975: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1976: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 329 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1977: 18.14 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1978: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 858 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 13.92 ft, below flood stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1980: 11.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 13.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1983: 4.43 ft, below flood stage; 86 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1986: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 369 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1987: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1988: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 204 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1989: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 881 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 7.13 ft, below flood stage; 591 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1992: 10.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1993: 23.04 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1993: 25.73 ft, major flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1995: 22.11 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1998: 14.43 ft, below flood stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1999: 11.90 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2001: 15.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2003: 10.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2004: 14.15 ft, below flood stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2005: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 272 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2006: 5.31 ft, below flood stage; 34 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2007: 9.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2008: 15.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2008: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2010: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 759 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 518 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2012: 8.28 ft, below flood stage; 924 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2013: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2014: 9.51 ft, below flood stage; 455 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2015: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 573 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2016: 16.23 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2016: 9.26 ft, below flood stage; 316 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2016: 22.22 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 12.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2018: 19.23 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 15.29 ft, below flood stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2019: 17.45 ft, action stage; 5,780 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2019: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 357 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 17.12 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2022: 10.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2023: 8.36 ft, below flood stage; 621 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2024: 5.70 ft, below flood stage; 2 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2025: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2026: 15.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,339 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.73 ft, Jul 21, 1993 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Saline River (KS) near Russell 1940s: 0 1950s: 4 4 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.55 ft on Jun 8, 1947; 14.65 ft on Oct 10, 1949.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 66 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Saline River (KS) near Russell
1Jul 21, 199325.73+7.73Major41,500
2Jul 2, 199323.04+5.04Major23,900
3Sep 4, 201622.22+4.22Moderate19,300
4May 23, 199522.11+4.11Moderate20,100
5Jun 1, 195720.50+2.50Moderate22,000
6Sep 1, 196419.70+1.70Minor19,400
7May 31, 201819.23+1.23Minor10,300
8Jun 28, 195119.12+1.12Minor17,000
9Jun 22, 195118.44+0.44Minor14,600
10Jul 26, 195018.40+0.40Minor14,300
11Aug 26, 197718.14+0.14Minor13,500
12Apr 14, 198718.03+0.03Minor6,880
13Aug 27, 201917.45−0.55Action5,780
14May 17, 202117.12−0.88Action4,940
15Oct 9, 194616.60−1.40Action11,000
16May 25, 201616.23−1.77Action3,250
17Aug 24, 196915.69−2.31Below flood stage7,380
18Jun 21, 202615.36−2.64Below flood stage2,339
19Oct 10, 201815.29−2.71Below flood stage3,520
20Jul 6, 196515.23−2.77Below flood stage7,060
21Aug 9, 200815.06−2.94Below flood stage4,190
22Jun 9, 200115.00−3.00Below flood stage3,250
23Apr 1, 197314.76−3.24Below flood stage4,180
24Apr 7, 199814.43−3.57Below flood stage3,700
25Sep 23, 196814.29−3.71Below flood stage3,840
26Aug 26, 196014.19−3.81Below flood stage6,000
27May 11, 200414.15−3.85Below flood stage4,420
28Mar 22, 197913.92−4.08Below flood stage3,240
29Jul 4, 196213.61−4.39Below flood stage4,780
30Aug 21, 196113.55−4.45Below flood stage4,710
31Jul 2, 198213.51−4.49Below flood stage2,940
32Jul 6, 197112.87−5.13Below flood stage3,280
33Jun 21, 196712.77−5.23Below flood stage3,200
34May 1, 201712.34−5.66Below flood stage1,920
35Aug 3, 199911.90−6.10Below flood stage2,280
36Aug 19, 198011.75−6.25Below flood stage1,890
37Aug 4, 197211.67−6.33Below flood stage2,150
38Aug 3, 197511.37−6.63Below flood stage1,980
39Apr 19, 201611.36−6.64Below flood stage573
40Jun 6, 202210.88−7.12Below flood stage1,180
41Jun 30, 194810.79−7.21Below flood stage2,840
42Sep 11, 200310.28−7.72Below flood stage1,340
43Oct 24, 200810.24−7.76Below flood stage1,660
44Jul 21, 199210.08−7.92Below flood stage1,200
45Jun 16, 20079.97−8.03Below flood stage1,260
46Jul 11, 20149.51−8.49Below flood stage455
47Jun 26, 20169.26−8.74Below flood stage316
48Jul 1, 20238.36−9.64Below flood stage621
49Apr 14, 20128.28−9.72Below flood stage924
50Jun 6, 19788.20−9.80Below flood stage858

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 21, 1993: 25.73 ft here, major flooding

  • LincolnKS · Jul 23, 1993 · 38.55 ft · Major · its highest
  • TescottKS · Jul 25, 1993 · 30.14 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 2, 1993: 23.04 ft here, major flooding

  • TescottKS · Jun 25, 1993 · 30.05 ft · Moderate
  • LincolnKS · Jul 8, 1993 · 32.40 ft · Minor
  • WakeeneyKS · Jul 9, 1993 · 13.08 ft · Minor

May 23, 1995: 22.11 ft here, moderate flooding

  • TescottKS · May 28, 1995 · 30.08 ft · Moderate
  • LincolnKS · May 24, 1995 · 30.50 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
Russell this gaugeKS18.025.73 ft, Jul 21, 19932
LincolnKS30.038.55 ft, Jul 23, 19931
TescottKS25.030.14 ft, Jul 25, 19930

Other gauges in Russell County

Flood gauges in Russell County
Paradise14.021.39 ft, May 17, 20210
Russell18.020.43 ft, May 25, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RUSK1, 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.