White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir

Highest listed crest 1,595.38 ftFlood stage 1,595.3 ft2 crests since 1986

The White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 1993. The highest, 1,595.38 ft on July 22, 1993, was minor flooding, 0.08 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the White Rock Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,595.38 ft; July 22, 1993
Flood stage: 1,595.3 ft; Major flooding from 1,611.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 22, 1993; 1,595.38 ft, minor flooding
Location: Jewell County; Kansas
Identifiers: NWS LOVK1; USGS 06853900

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir

Action stage	1,589.8	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,595.3	1	Jul 22, 1993	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage	1,611.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1986 to 1993. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, White Rock Creek at Lovewell Reservoir

1	Jul 22, 1993	1,595.38	+0.08	Minor	—
2	May 17, 1986	1,585.82	−9.48	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the White Rock Creek

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

July 22, 1993: 1,595.38 ft here, minor flooding

Burr OakKS · Jul 17, 1993 · 19.53 ft · Minor
Lovewell ReservoirKS · Jul 22, 1993 · 19.16 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the White Rock Creek

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

Flood gauges on the White Rock Creek

Burr Oak	KS	15.0	32.60 ft, Jul 9, 1950
Lovewell Reservoir this gauge	KS	1,595.3	1,595.38 ft, Jul 22, 1993
Lovewell Reservoir	KS	13.0	19.16 ft, Jul 22, 1993

Other gauges in Jewell County

Flood gauges in Jewell County

Lovewell Reservoir	13.0	19.16 ft, Jul 22, 1993	0
Burr Oak	15.0	32.60 ft, Jul 9, 1950	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOVK1, 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.