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White Rock Creek below Lovewell Reservoir

Highest listed crest 19.16 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft29 crests since 1980

The White Rock Creek below Lovewell Reservoir crested above flood stage 1 time among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1980 to 2021. The highest, 19.16 ft on July 22, 1993, was minor flooding, 6.16 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
19.16 ft
July 22, 1993; 4,780 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 22, 1993
19.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jewell County
Kansas
Identifiers
NWS LWLK1
USGS 06854000; out of service

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 below Lovewell Reservoir
Action stage11.02May 6, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.01Jul 22, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1980 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White Rock Creek below Lovewell Reservoir, 1980 to 2021 05101520ft Flood stage 13.0 ft Apr 15, 1980: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 766 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1986: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 443 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1987: 10.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1988: 4.17 ft, below flood stage; 343 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1989: 1.67 ft, below flood stage; 9 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1990: 1.57 ft, below flood stage; 6 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1991: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 143 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1993: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1994: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 465 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1995: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 318 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1997: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 559 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1998: 5.47 ft, below flood stage; 540 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1999: 1.66 ft, below flood stage; 8 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2001: 3.07 ft, below flood stage; 163 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2002: 1.50 ft, below flood stage; 3 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2008: 5.70 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2009: 2.65 ft, below flood stageJul 8, 2010: 5.14 ft, below flood stageJun 4, 2011: 11.00 ft, action stageApr 13, 2012: 2.97 ft, below flood stageAug 21, 2013: 1.03 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2014: 1.74 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2015: 11.44 ft, action stageMay 31, 2016: 4.04 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 2017: 7.41 ft, below flood stageOct 15, 2018: 3.89 ft, below flood stageJul 24, 2019: 9.41 ft, below flood stageAug 4, 2020: 7.35 ft, below flood stageMar 25, 2021: 3.94 ft, below flood stage Highest, 19.16 ft, Jul 22, 1993 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White Rock Creek below Lovewell Reservoir 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. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 21.62 ft on Jul 10, 1950; 20.60 ft on Jun 7, 1951.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, White Rock Creek below Lovewell Reservoir
1Jul 22, 199319.16+6.16Minor4,780
2May 6, 201511.44−1.56Action—
3Jun 4, 201111.00−2.00Action—
4Apr 24, 198710.59−2.41Below flood stage1,220
5Jul 24, 20199.41−3.59Below flood stage—
6Apr 15, 19809.16−3.84Below flood stage766
7May 23, 20177.41−5.59Below flood stage—
8Aug 4, 20207.35−5.65Below flood stage—
9Jun 6, 20085.70−7.30Below flood stage—
10Nov 22, 19975.60−7.40Below flood stage559
11Apr 9, 19985.47−7.53Below flood stage540
12Oct 1, 19865.33−7.67Below flood stage443
13Jul 8, 20105.14−7.86Below flood stage—
14Oct 1, 19944.95−8.05Below flood stage465
15Feb 19, 19884.17−8.83Below flood stage343
16May 31, 20164.04−8.96Below flood stage—
17Mar 25, 20213.94−9.06Below flood stage—
18Jun 8, 19953.89−9.11Below flood stage318
19Oct 15, 20183.89−9.11Below flood stage—
20May 8, 20013.07−9.93Below flood stage163
21May 31, 19912.97−10.03Below flood stage143
22Apr 13, 20122.97−10.03Below flood stage—
23Mar 3, 20092.65−10.35Below flood stage—
24May 7, 20141.74−11.26Below flood stage—
25Sep 8, 19891.67−11.33Below flood stage9
26Jun 2, 19991.66−11.34Below flood stage8
27Apr 19, 19901.57−11.43Below flood stage6
28Jun 26, 20021.50−11.50Below flood stage3
29Aug 21, 20131.03−11.97Below 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: 19.16 ft here, minor flooding

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 OakKS15.032.60 ft, Jul 9, 19500
Lovewell ReservoirKS1,595.31,595.38 ft, Jul 22, 19930
Lovewell Reservoir this gaugeKS13.019.16 ft, Jul 22, 19930

Other gauges in Jewell County

Flood gauges in Jewell County
Lovewell Reservoir1,595.31,595.38 ft, Jul 22, 19930
Burr Oak15.032.60 ft, Jul 9, 19500

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LWLK1, 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.