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Solomon River at Beloit

Highest listed crest 39.30 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft55 crests since 1918

The Solomon River at Beloit crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1918 to 2025. The highest, 39.30 ft on July 13, 1951, was major flooding, 19.30 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Solomon River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
39.30 ft
July 13, 1951; 125,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
8
7th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2020
22.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mitchell County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Solomon River at Beloit
Action stage18.04Sep 6, 1964The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.015Jun 27, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.014Jun 16, 1949Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.08May 24, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1918 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Solomon River at Beloit, 1918 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jun 3, 1918: 26.80 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1919: 33.60 ft, major flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1923: 28.80 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1926: 27.40 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1927: 29.00 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1928: 28.80 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1929: 26.40 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1930: 15.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1931: 20.36 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1932: 18.48 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1933: 18.50 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1934: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1935: 34.50 ft, major flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1936: 22.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1937: 20.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1938: 21.53 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1939: 27.65 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1940: 17.30 ft, below flood stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1941: 35.87 ft, major flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1943: 27.83 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1944: 29.06 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1945: 27.83 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1946: 29.35 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1947: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 1948: 25.18 ft, moderate flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1949: 28.09 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1950: 33.33 ft, major flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1951: 39.30 ft, major flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1952: 17.52 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1953: 14.03 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1954: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1955: 22.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1956: 18.91 ft, action stage; 41,606 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1957: 34.29 ft, major flooding; 328,006 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1958: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 65,506 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1959: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 39,306 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1960: 32.24 ft, major flooding; 144,006 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1961: 36.83 ft, major flooding; 257,006 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1962: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 68,906 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1963: 22.43 ft, minor flooding; 54,306 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1964: 18.10 ft, action stage; 35,006 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1965: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 62,406 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2013: 15.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2014: 14.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2015: 12.21 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2016: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 12 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2017: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 37 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2020: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2021: 16.85 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2023: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 308 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2024: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 425 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2025: 14.83 ft, below flood stage Highest, 39.30 ft, Jul 13, 1951 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Solomon River at Beloit 1910s: 2 1920s: 5 1930s: 7 1940s: 8 8 1950s: 7 1960s: 5 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 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 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Solomon River at Beloit
1Jul 13, 195139.30+19.30Major125,000
2May 24, 196136.83+16.83Major257,006
3Jun 11, 194135.87+15.87Major33,600
4Jun 2, 193534.50+14.50Major37,800
5Jun 19, 195734.29+14.29Major328,006
6Sep 20, 191933.60+13.60Major32,200
7Aug 15, 195033.33+13.33Major23,600
8Mar 28, 196032.24+12.24Major144,006
9Sep 8, 194629.35+9.35Moderate14,400
10May 4, 194429.06+9.06Moderate15,300
11Apr 16, 192729.00+9.00Moderate17,200
12May 25, 192328.80+8.80Moderate16,700
13Aug 2, 192828.80+8.80Moderate16,700
14Jun 16, 194928.09+8.09Moderate11,200
15Jun 18, 194327.83+7.83Moderate12,900
16Jul 19, 194527.83+7.83Moderate12,200
17Aug 16, 193927.65+7.65Moderate10,400
18Sep 17, 192627.40+7.40Moderate13,500
19Jun 3, 191826.80+6.80Moderate12,500
20Mar 9, 194726.50+6.50Moderate—
21Jun 8, 192926.40+6.40Moderate11,900
22Jul 21, 194825.18+5.18Moderate6,860
23Jun 5, 196224.84+4.84Minor68,906
24Jun 19, 193424.50+4.50Minor7,100
25May 19, 195824.09+4.09Minor65,506
26Jun 28, 196523.80+3.80Minor62,406
27Jun 20, 195522.95+2.95Minor6,460
28Sep 25, 196322.43+2.43Minor54,306
29Jun 27, 202022.40+2.40Minor6,080
30Oct 10, 201822.21+2.21Minor4,130
31May 22, 193622.15+2.15Minor5,910
32May 27, 193821.53+1.53Minor6,160
33Jun 23, 201921.48+1.48Minor4,490
34Jun 6, 193720.97+0.97Minor5,100
35May 30, 195920.40+0.40Minor39,306
36May 6, 193120.36+0.36Minor5,050
37Jun 17, 195420.10+0.10Minor4,450
38Jun 24, 195618.91−1.09Action41,606
39Apr 23, 193318.50−1.50Action3,870
40Sep 13, 193218.48−1.52Action4,020
41Sep 6, 196418.10−1.90Action35,006
42Jul 16, 195217.52−2.48Below flood stage3,290
43May 9, 194017.30−2.70Below flood stage4,120
44May 28, 202116.85−3.15Below flood stage3,340
45Sep 11, 193015.65−4.35Below flood stage3,010
46Jun 17, 201315.44−4.56Below flood stage2,630
47Sep 15, 202514.83−5.17Below flood stage—
48Aug 31, 201414.55−5.45Below flood stage1,990
49Jul 23, 195314.03−5.97Below flood stage2,100
50Aug 5, 201512.21−7.79Below flood stage2,040

The worst floods along the Solomon River

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

July 13, 1951: 39.30 ft here, major flooding

  • MinneapolisKS · Jul 13, 1951 · 34.10 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • NilesKS · Jul 14, 1951 · 31.76 ft · Moderate · its highest

May 24, 1961: 36.83 ft here, major flooding

  • GlascoKS · May 25, 1961 · 36.22 ft · Major
  • NilesKS · May 27, 1961 · 28.76 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Solomon River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Solomon River
Beloit this gaugeKS20.039.30 ft, Jul 13, 19518
MinneapolisKS26.034.10 ft, Jul 13, 19510
NilesKS24.031.76 ft, Jul 14, 19510
GlascoKS22.040.20 ft, Jul 1, 19517
Glen ElderKS21.029.57 ft, Jul 22, 19930

Other gauges in Mitchell County

Flood gauges in Mitchell County
Glen Elder21.029.57 ft, Jul 22, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLTK1, 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.