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Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie

Highest listed crest 29.88 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft92 crests since 1961

The Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie crested above flood stage 92 times among the 92 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2021. The highest, 29.88 ft on September 13, 1977, was minor flooding, 6.88 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Stranger Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.88 ft
September 13, 1977
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
0
92 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 21, 2021
23.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Leavenworth County
Near Lansing (10.6 mi), Shawnee (12.9 mi), Kansas City (14.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.092May 21, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

92 crests from 1961 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, 1961 to 2021 2025303540ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Mar 15, 1961: 23.40 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1961: 25.39 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1961: 24.78 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 1961: 23.34 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 1961: 26.51 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1961: 29.70 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1961: 25.80 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1961: 24.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1962: 23.98 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1962: 25.38 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1965: 24.27 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1965: 24.73 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1965: 27.24 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1966: 23.86 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1967: 23.35 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1967: 27.25 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 1967: 25.02 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1968: 23.08 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 1968: 24.09 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1969: 24.77 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1969: 26.21 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1969: 24.70 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1970: 24.04 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1970: 26.54 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1972: 25.67 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1973: 24.32 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1973: 25.13 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1973: 23.96 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1973: 23.63 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 1973: 25.47 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1973: 27.09 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1974: 25.05 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1977: 29.88 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 1977: 24.52 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 1977: 25.48 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1980: 24.66 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1981: 25.93 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1982: 24.47 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1982: 24.44 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1982: 28.52 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1982: 24.40 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1983: 25.25 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1985: 23.34 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1985: 26.90 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 1985: 27.80 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1986: 24.92 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1986: 23.88 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1986: 27.29 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 1986: 25.44 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 1986: 23.21 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1987: 23.84 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 1989: 26.18 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1990: 27.42 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 1992: 23.06 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 1992: 23.90 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1993: 24.33 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1993: 26.00 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1993: 26.83 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1993: 23.64 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 1993: 24.64 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1994: 23.29 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1995: 24.39 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1995: 25.80 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1996: 24.29 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 1996: 27.10 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1996: 24.43 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1996: 23.86 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1996: 26.28 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1997: 25.84 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 27.74 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1998: 26.35 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1999: 24.85 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1999: 23.37 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1999: 23.23 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 1999: 27.05 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2001: 23.72 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2001: 24.97 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2001: 29.81 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2005: 23.89 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2005: 29.36 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2007: 27.80 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2008: 23.32 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2009: 23.76 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2015: 24.07 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2015: 23.72 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2016: 27.43 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2016: 23.01 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2017: 23.31 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2019: 23.28 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2019: 24.78 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2020: 24.53 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2021: 23.92 ft, minor flooding Highest, 29.88 ft, Sep 13, 1977 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie 1960s: 22 1970s: 13 1980s: 17 1990s: 23 23 2000s: 8 2010s: 7 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 92 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie
1Sep 13, 197729.88+6.88Minor—
2Jun 21, 200129.81+6.81Minor—
3Oct 13, 196129.70+6.70Minor—
4Oct 2, 200529.36+6.36Minor—
5Jun 10, 198228.52+5.52Minor—
6Oct 11, 198527.80+4.80Minor—
7May 7, 200727.80+4.80Minor—
8Oct 5, 199827.74+4.74Minor—
9May 27, 201627.43+4.43Minor—
10May 16, 199027.42+4.42Minor—
11Jul 7, 198627.29+4.29Minor—
12Jun 12, 196727.25+4.25Minor—
13Sep 23, 196527.24+4.24Minor—
14Jun 7, 199627.10+4.10Minor—
15Oct 13, 197327.09+4.09Minor—
16Jun 28, 199927.05+4.05Minor—
17Sep 24, 198526.90+3.90Minor—
18Jul 10, 199326.83+3.83Minor—
19Sep 22, 197026.54+3.54Minor—
20Sep 14, 196126.51+3.51Minor—
21Nov 3, 199826.35+3.35Minor—
22Jun 24, 199626.28+3.28Minor—
23Jun 22, 196926.21+3.21Minor—
24Sep 9, 198926.18+3.18Minor—
25May 10, 199326.00+3.00Minor—
26Jul 28, 198125.93+2.93Minor—
27Apr 12, 199725.84+2.84Minor—
28Nov 3, 196125.80+2.80Minor—
29May 25, 199525.80+2.80Minor—
30Sep 7, 197225.67+2.67Minor—
31Nov 11, 197725.48+2.48Minor—
32Sep 28, 197325.47+2.47Minor—
33Sep 23, 198625.44+2.44Minor—
34Mar 27, 196125.39+2.39Minor—
35May 30, 196225.38+2.38Minor—
36Apr 3, 198325.25+2.25Minor—
37Apr 2, 197325.13+2.13Minor—
38May 18, 197425.05+2.05Minor—
39Jun 21, 196725.02+2.02Minor—
40Jun 6, 200124.97+1.97Minor—
41May 12, 198624.92+1.92Minor—
42Apr 16, 199924.85+1.85Minor—
43May 8, 196124.78+1.78Minor—
44Jun 24, 201924.78+1.78Minor—
45Apr 27, 196924.77+1.77Minor—
46Jul 21, 196524.73+1.73Minor—
47Jun 27, 196924.70+1.70Minor—
48Apr 1, 198024.66+1.66Minor—
49Jul 24, 199324.64+1.64Minor—
50May 28, 202024.53+1.53Minor—

The worst floods along the Stranger Creek

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

September 13, 1977: 29.88 ft here, minor flooding

  • EastonKS · Sep 13, 1977 · 25.00 ft · Major

June 21, 2001: 29.81 ft here, minor flooding

  • EastonKS · Jun 20, 2001 · 25.90 ft · Major

October 2, 2005: 29.36 ft here, minor flooding

  • EastonKS · Oct 2, 2005 · 26.00 ft · Major

Gauges on the Stranger Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Stranger Creek
EastonKS17.027.80 ft, May 7, 20076
Tonganoxie this gaugeKS23.029.88 ft, Sep 13, 19770

Other gauges in Leavenworth County

Flood gauges in Leavenworth County
De Soto26.037.30 ft, Jul 13, 19511
Leavenworth20.035.34 ft, Jul 28, 19933
Easton17.027.80 ft, May 7, 20076

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TNGK1, 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.