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Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon

Highest listed crest 17.20 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft27 crests since 1999

The Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon crested above flood stage 19 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2025. The highest, 17.20 ft on May 7, 2007, was moderate flooding, 7.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.20 ft
May 7, 2007; 16,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 4, 2025
12.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Osage County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon
Action stage5.04Jun 10, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.017Jun 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02May 27, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1999 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon, 1999 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Dec 9, 1999: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2001: 5.67 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2002: 8.65 ft, action stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2003: 5.02 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2004: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2005: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2009: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,044 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2010: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2012: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 802 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2013: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 337 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2014: 5.21 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2015: 12.34 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2015: 14.37 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2016: 15.08 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2016: 16.24 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2019: 15.65 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2019: 12.67 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2019: 11.94 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 11.52 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2021: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2021: 10.07 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2023: 2.61 ft, below flood stageOct 25, 2023: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2025: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,524 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.20 ft, May 7, 2007 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon 1990s: 0 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 5 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (LNDK1) at Lyndon
1May 7, 200717.20+7.20Moderate16,400
2May 27, 201616.24+6.24Moderate—
3Apr 30, 201915.65+5.65Minor—
4Apr 27, 201615.08+5.08Minor—
5May 24, 201514.37+4.37Minor—
6May 16, 202113.77+3.77Minor7,520
7May 8, 201912.67+2.67Minor—
8May 17, 201512.34+2.34Minor—
9May 13, 200512.33+2.33Minor6,580
10Jun 4, 202512.08+2.08Minor5,524
11Oct 25, 202312.03+2.03Minor5,510
12May 21, 201911.94+1.94Minor—
13Apr 24, 202511.65+1.65Minor5,320
14Jun 23, 201911.52+1.52Minor—
15Apr 22, 201011.11+1.11Minor5,220
16Apr 27, 200910.89+0.89Minor5,100
17Mar 4, 200410.64+0.64Minor5,870
18Sep 9, 200910.27+0.27Minor6,044
19Oct 11, 202110.07+0.07Minor—
20May 23, 20028.65−1.35Action4,320
21Sep 23, 20015.67−4.33Action2,280
22Jun 10, 20145.21−4.79Action2,190
23Apr 24, 20035.02−4.98Action1,890
24Dec 9, 19994.91−5.09Below flood stage2,430
25Mar 23, 20122.61−7.39Below flood stage802
26May 31, 20232.61−7.39Below flood stage—
27Mar 10, 20131.66−8.34Below flood stage337

Other gauges in Osage County

Flood gauges in Osage County
Burlingame19.023.10 ft, Apr 27, 20160
Quenemo17.029.71 ft, Jun 30, 20070

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LNDK1, 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.