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Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma

Highest listed crest 34.00 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft20 crests since 1986

The Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2021. The highest, 34.00 ft on July 21, 1993, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Walnut Creek (KS) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.00 ft
July 21, 1993; 5,790 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
July 21, 1993
34.00 ft, major flooding
Location
Rush County
Kansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma
Action stage26.02May 24, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.01Jul 21, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1986 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma, 1986 to 2021 010203040ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Jun 26, 1986: 16.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1992: 18.42 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1993: 34.00 ft, major flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1994: 11.96 ft, below flood stage; 175 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1995: 18.87 ft, below flood stage; 835 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 25.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1996: 20.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1997: 15.98 ft, below flood stageJul 31, 1998: 21.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1999: 21.55 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2000: 15.14 ft, below flood stage; 654 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2001: 27.59 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2002: 8.77 ft, below flood stage; 72 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2003: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 17 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2004: 18.10 ft, below flood stage; 861 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2006: 24.71 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 19.14 ft, below flood stageJun 29, 2014: 19.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 28.59 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 22.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.00 ft, Jul 21, 1993 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 29 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 24.89 ft on Jun 14, 1970; 17.97 ft on Jun 19, 1970; 19.25 ft on Jul 29, 1971; 16.05 ft on Jul 11, 1972; 16.08 ft on Sep 1, 1972; 15.52 ft on Sep 8, 1972; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Walnut Creek (KS) at Nekoma
1Jul 21, 199334.00+5.00Major5,790
2May 24, 201928.59−0.41Action2,680
3Jun 9, 200127.59−1.41Action2,760
4Jun 1, 199625.46−3.54Below flood stage2,100
5Aug 19, 200624.71−4.29Below flood stage2,010
6May 17, 202122.75−6.25Below flood stage1,310
7Aug 4, 199921.55−7.45Below flood stage1,370
8Jul 31, 199821.12−7.88Below flood stage1,300
9Nov 17, 199620.40−8.60Below flood stage1,100
10May 25, 201119.14−9.86Below flood stage—
11Jun 29, 201419.05−9.95Below flood stage1,160
12May 29, 199518.87−10.13Below flood stage835
13Jul 26, 199218.42−10.58Below flood stage773
14Jul 3, 200418.10−10.90Below flood stage861
15Jun 26, 198616.64−12.36Below flood stage1,020
16Aug 8, 199715.98−13.02Below flood stage—
17Jul 23, 200015.14−13.86Below flood stage654
18May 15, 199411.96−17.04Below flood stage175
19Jul 29, 20028.77−20.23Below flood stage72
20Mar 22, 20037.19−21.81Below flood stage17

The worst floods along the Walnut Creek (KS)

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

July 21, 1993: 34.00 ft here, major flooding

  • AlbertKS · Jul 25, 1993 · 25.14 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Walnut Creek (KS)

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

Flood gauges on the Walnut Creek (KS)
Nekoma this gaugeKS29.034.00 ft, Jul 21, 19931
AlbertKS24.025.75 ft, Sep 22, 19591

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCNK1, 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.