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Sappa Creek near Norcatur

Highest listed crest 17.87 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft30 crests since 1996

The Sappa Creek near Norcatur crested above flood stage 3 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2025. The highest, 17.87 ft on May 24, 2008, was minor flooding, 0.87 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Sappa Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.87 ft
May 24, 2008; 994 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2014
17.72 ft, minor flooding
Location
Norton County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sappa Creek near Norcatur
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.03May 24, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1996 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sappa Creek near Norcatur, 1996 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jun 23, 1996: 17.46 ft, minor flooding; 786 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1997: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 49 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1998: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 270 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1999: 8.01 ft, below flood stage; 101 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2000: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 54 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2001: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 88 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2002: 5.01 ft, below flood stage; 10 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2003: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 28 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2004: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 30 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2005: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 47 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2006: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2007: 10.53 ft, below flood stage; 187 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 17.87 ft, minor flooding; 994 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2009: 8.52 ft, below flood stage; 103 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 15.56 ft, below flood stage; 506 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 37 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2012: 9.84 ft, below flood stage; 127 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2013: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 6 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2014: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 794 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 6.72 ft, below flood stage; 23 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2016: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 18 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2018: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2019: 14.66 ft, below flood stage; 382 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2020: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 33 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2021: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 148 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 16 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2023: 14.64 ft, below flood stage; 380 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2024: 12.27 ft, below flood stage; 243 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2025: 14.62 ft, below flood stage; 380 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.87 ft, May 24, 2008 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sappa Creek near Norcatur 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 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, Sappa Creek near Norcatur
1May 24, 200817.87+0.87Minor994
2May 24, 201417.72+0.72Minor794
3Jun 23, 199617.46+0.46Minor786
4Jun 22, 201015.56−1.44Below flood stage506
5Jul 9, 201914.66−2.34Below flood stage382
6Sep 22, 202314.64−2.36Below flood stage380
7Jul 6, 202514.62−2.38Below flood stage380
8Jul 30, 201814.47−2.53Below flood stage371
9Jul 4, 202412.27−4.73Below flood stage243
10Aug 1, 199811.20−5.80Below flood stage270
11May 27, 202110.93−6.07Below flood stage148
12Feb 22, 200710.53−6.47Below flood stage187
13Oct 8, 20129.84−7.16Below flood stage127
14May 27, 20098.52−8.48Below flood stage103
15Aug 3, 19998.01−8.99Below flood stage101
16Nov 1, 20017.70−9.30Below flood stage88
17Aug 17, 20057.48−9.52Below flood stage47
18May 27, 20117.19−9.81Below flood stage37
19Jul 30, 20207.09−9.91Below flood stage33
20Sep 8, 20166.84−10.16Below flood stage25
21Jul 22, 20006.73−10.27Below flood stage54
22Jun 17, 20156.72−10.28Below flood stage23
23Jun 12, 20226.70−10.30Below flood stage16
24Sep 18, 19976.58−10.42Below flood stage49
25May 20, 20176.53−10.47Below flood stage18
26Jun 18, 20036.10−10.90Below flood stage28
27Jul 11, 20046.08−10.92Below flood stage30
28Jun 2, 20065.60−11.40Below flood stage12
29Jul 14, 20135.56−11.44Below flood stage6
30Feb 22, 20025.01−11.99Below flood stage10

The worst floods along the Sappa Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Sappa Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 24, 2008: 17.87 ft here, minor flooding

  • OberlinKS · May 24, 2008 · 13.00 ft · Minor

June 23, 1996: 17.46 ft here, minor flooding

  • OberlinKS · Jun 23, 1996 · 13.75 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Sappa Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Sappa Creek
OberlinKS11.018.16 ft, Jun 15, 19961
Norcatur this gaugeKS17.017.87 ft, May 24, 20080
StamfordNE19.022.13 ft, Jun 24, 19660

Other gauges in Norton County

Flood gauges in Norton County
Lenora10.024.70 ft, Dec 21, 19874
Clayton 4E11.016.81 ft, Sep 6, 19723

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NCRK1, 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.