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Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd

Highest listed crest 19.70 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft10 crests since 2010

The Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd crested above flood stage 4 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2023. The highest, 19.70 ft on July 30, 2020, was moderate flooding, 4.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Shunganunga Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.70 ft
July 30, 2020
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 17, 2022
15.59 ft, minor flooding
Location
Shawnee County
Near Topeka (1.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd
Action stage9.06Feb 27, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03May 17, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.21Jul 30, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2010 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd, 2010 to 2023 10152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Sep 1, 2010: 10.14 ft, action stageApr 22, 2011: 12.64 ft, action stageSep 7, 2015: 15.53 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2016: 11.01 ft, action stageJul 13, 2017: 12.69 ft, action stageAug 17, 2019: 15.47 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2020: 19.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 2021: 12.12 ft, action stageMay 17, 2022: 15.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2023: 12.50 ft, action stage Highest, 19.70 ft, Jul 30, 2020 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 2 2010s2020s
  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, Shunganunga Creek at Topeka Gage Blvd
1Jul 30, 202019.70+4.70Moderate—
2May 17, 202215.59+0.59Minor—
3Sep 7, 201515.53+0.53Minor—
4Aug 17, 201915.47+0.47Minor—
5Jul 13, 201712.69−2.31Action—
6Apr 22, 201112.64−2.36Action—
7Feb 27, 202312.50−2.50Action—
8May 9, 202112.12−2.88Action—
9Sep 14, 201611.01−3.99Action—
10Sep 1, 201010.14−4.86Action—

The worst floods along the Shunganunga Creek

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

July 30, 2020: 19.70 ft here, moderate flooding

  • TopekaKS · Jul 30, 2020 · 19.29 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Shunganunga Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Shunganunga Creek
Topeka Gage Blvd this gaugeKS15.019.70 ft, Jul 30, 20200
TopekaKS16.023.28 ft, May 7, 20071

Other gauges in Shawnee County

Flood gauges in Shawnee County
Rossville25.032.66 ft, Jun 9, 19823
Topeka26.047.20 ft, Jun 1, 18441
Topeka16.023.28 ft, May 7, 20071
Topeka29.034.67 ft, Oct 2, 20050
Wakarusa15.028.60 ft, May 8, 20071

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SGBK1, 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.