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Vermillion Creek near Wamego

Highest listed crest 30.14 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft53 crests since 1951

The Vermillion Creek near Wamego crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 53 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2025. The highest, 30.14 ft on June 9, 1984, was major flooding, 10.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.14 ft
June 9, 1984; 21,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
April 2, 2025
21.01 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pottawatomie County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Vermillion Creek near Wamego
Action stage18.06Oct 5, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.010Apr 2, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.028Jun 23, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01Jun 9, 1984Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

53 crests from 1951 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Vermillion Creek near Wamego, 1951 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jul 13, 1951: 29.70 ft, moderate flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1954: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1955: 17.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1956: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 451 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1957: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1958: 26.23 ft, moderate flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1959: 27.27 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1960: 26.80 ft, moderate flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 22.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1962: 28.51 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1962: 23.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1964: 27.24 ft, moderate flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1965: 28.15 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1966: 14.09 ft, below flood stage; 893 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1967: 26.43 ft, moderate flooding; 6,380 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1968: 26.65 ft, moderate flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1969: 26.75 ft, moderate flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1970: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1971: 23.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1972: 25.86 ft, moderate flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 27.72 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1973: 29.50 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1975: 26.64 ft, moderate flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1976: 25.48 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1977: 27.67 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1978: 26.03 ft, moderate flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1979: 27.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1980: 27.53 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1981: 26.44 ft, moderate flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1982: 28.49 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1983: 28.38 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1984: 30.14 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1985: 23.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2002: 18.80 ft, action stage; 8,520 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2007: 26.69 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 19.30 ft, action stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 18.76 ft, action stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2010: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2011: 23.51 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2012: 12.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 18.36 ft, action stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2014: 10.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 28.03 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2016: 26.11 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2017: 19.80 ft, action stage; 5,910 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 21.85 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2019: 24.94 ft, moderate floodingAug 17, 2019: 20.09 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 2019: 18.94 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2021: 10.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2022: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2023: 12.35 ft, below flood stageApr 2, 2025: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.14 ft, Jun 9, 1984 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Vermillion Creek near Wamego 1950s: 5 1960s: 9 1970s: 10 10 1980s: 6 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 7 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 53 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Vermillion Creek near Wamego
1Jun 9, 198430.14+10.14Major21,000
2Jul 13, 195129.70+9.70Moderate26,500
3Oct 11, 197329.50+9.50Moderate19,000
4May 29, 196228.51+8.51Moderate13,600
5Jun 9, 198228.49+8.49Moderate13,300
6Jun 18, 198328.38+8.38Moderate12,900
7May 11, 197028.24+8.24Moderate12,500
8Sep 21, 196528.15+8.15Moderate12,100
9Jun 5, 201528.03+8.03Moderate14,200
10Mar 31, 197327.72+7.72Moderate9,000
11Jun 22, 197727.67+7.67Moderate9,000
12Jun 1, 198027.53+7.53Moderate11,000
13May 30, 195927.27+7.27Moderate10,300
14Jun 22, 196427.24+7.24Moderate9,300
15Mar 3, 197927.03+7.03Moderate9,500
16Mar 28, 196026.80+6.80Moderate8,800
17Apr 27, 196926.75+6.75Moderate5,340
18May 24, 200726.69+6.69Moderate11,200
19Aug 10, 196826.65+6.65Moderate5,220
20Jun 24, 197526.64+6.64Moderate6,400
21Jul 27, 198126.44+6.44Moderate7,300
22Jun 6, 196726.43+6.43Moderate6,380
23Jul 31, 195826.23+6.23Moderate6,390
24May 27, 201626.11+6.11Moderate11,200
25Jun 1, 197826.03+6.03Moderate5,500
26Sep 6, 197225.86+5.86Moderate5,000
27Apr 21, 197625.48+5.48Moderate4,700
28Jun 23, 201924.94+4.94Moderate—
29Jun 1, 195424.40+4.40Moderate4,700
30Aug 4, 198523.87+3.87Minor3,500
31Oct 6, 196223.59+3.59Minor4,200
32Jun 2, 201123.51+3.51Minor7,550
33May 31, 197123.24+3.24Minor3,430
34May 8, 196122.99+2.99Minor4,390
35Jul 1, 195722.22+2.22Minor3,110
36May 8, 201921.85+1.85Minor—
37Apr 2, 202521.01+1.01Minor6,030
38Jun 16, 201020.82+0.82Minor6,830
39Aug 17, 201920.09+0.09Minor—
40Mar 30, 201719.80−0.20Action5,910
41Jun 6, 200819.30−0.70Action5,640
42Oct 5, 201918.94−1.06Action5,150
43May 11, 200218.80−1.20Action8,520
44Apr 27, 200918.76−1.24Action5,530
45Apr 18, 201318.36−1.64Action5,090
46Feb 19, 195517.40−2.60Below flood stage1,920
47Jun 9, 196614.09−5.91Below flood stage893
48Apr 15, 201212.81−7.19Below flood stage2,770
49Jun 1, 202312.35−7.65Below flood stage—
50May 25, 202211.36−8.64Below flood stage2,170

Other gauges in Pottawatomie County

Flood gauges in Pottawatomie County
Wamego19.030.56 ft, Jul 13, 19510
Belvue20.026.00 ft, Jul 26, 19930
Louisville27.031.70 ft, May 24, 20070

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VCWK1, 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.