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Piney Creek at Kearney

Highest listed crest 6.05 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft63 crests since 1912

The Piney Creek at Kearney crested above flood stage 2 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2025. The highest, 6.05 ft on June 15, 1963, was minor flooding, 0.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.05 ft
June 15, 1963; 3,410 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2018
5.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Johnson County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Piney Creek at Kearney
Action stage4.525May 31, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.52May 28, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1912 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Piney Creek at Kearney, 1912 to 2025 02468ft Flood stage 5.5 ft Jun 9, 1912: 4.60 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1917: 4.70 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1920: 4.50 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1923: 4.80 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1942: 4.68 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1944: 5.32 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1945: 4.70 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1948: 4.53 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1953: 4.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1956: 4.95 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1962: 4.74 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1963: 6.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1964: 5.17 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1968: 5.00 ft, action stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1973: 5.10 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1977: 4.53 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1978: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 4.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1982: 3.96 ft, below flood stage; 790 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1983: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1984: 4.81 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1985: 2.27 ft, below flood stage; 121 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1986: 4.87 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1987: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 412 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1988: 4.11 ft, below flood stage; 968 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1989: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1991: 4.62 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1992: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 869 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1993: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1994: 3.82 ft, below flood stage; 732 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1995: 5.38 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1996: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 820 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1997: 5.45 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1998: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 491 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1999: 4.65 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2000: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 984 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2001: 2.26 ft, below flood stage; 172 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2002: 2.86 ft, below flood stage; 338 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2003: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 880 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2004: 1.80 ft, below flood stage; 82 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2005: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 999 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 3.51 ft, below flood stage; 647 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 5.45 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 4.94 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2009: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 440 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 4.66 ft, action stage; 1,402 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 4.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,153 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2012: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 648 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2013: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2014: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 987 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 4.39 ft, below flood stage; 1,279 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,255 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 497 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2017: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 975 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 5.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 4.65 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2021: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 686 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2022: 4.67 ft, action stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2023: 3.96 ft, below flood stage; 943 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2024: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 967 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 572 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.05 ft, Jun 15, 1963 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Piney Creek at Kearney 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Piney Creek at Kearney
1Jun 15, 19636.05+0.55Minor3,410
2May 28, 20185.71+0.21Minor2,250
3Jun 8, 19975.45−0.05Action1,870
4Jun 7, 20075.45−0.05Action2,350
5Jun 16, 19955.38−0.12Action1,770
6Jun 3, 19445.32−0.18Action2,570
7Jun 9, 19645.17−0.33Action1,950
8Jun 9, 19735.10−0.40Action1,880
9Jun 9, 19685.00−0.50Action1,750
10May 28, 19564.95−0.55Action1,840
11May 23, 20084.94−0.56Action1,680
12Jun 9, 19864.87−0.63Action1,280
13Jun 18, 19844.81−0.69Action1,260
14Sep 30, 19234.80−0.70Action1,260
15Jun 16, 19624.74−0.76Action1,610
16Jun 17, 19174.70−0.80Action1,220
17Jun 24, 19454.70−0.80Action1,790
18May 26, 19424.68−0.82Action1,700
19May 31, 20224.67−0.83Action1,410
20Jun 8, 20104.66−0.84Action1,402
21Jun 6, 19994.65−0.85Action1,250
22May 28, 20194.65−0.85Action1,390
23May 22, 19914.62−0.88Action1,360
24Jun 9, 19124.60−0.90Action1,240
25May 20, 19484.53−0.97Action1,590
26May 15, 19774.53−0.97Action1,420
27Jun 9, 19204.50−1.00Action1,130
28May 19, 19784.48−1.02Below flood stage1,280
29May 25, 20154.39−1.11Below flood stage1,279
30Jun 12, 19834.37−1.13Below flood stage1,080
31Jun 11, 19904.37−1.13Below flood stage1,020
32Jun 11, 20154.37−1.13Below flood stage1,255
33Jun 15, 19534.27−1.23Below flood stage1,480
34May 17, 20004.24−1.26Below flood stage984
35May 25, 20114.19−1.31Below flood stage1,153
36Jun 7, 19934.16−1.34Below flood stage940
37May 20, 20134.16−1.34Below flood stage1,120
38May 22, 20054.15−1.35Below flood stage999
39May 18, 19884.11−1.39Below flood stage968
40Jun 9, 19814.07−1.43Below flood stage1,000
41Jun 25, 19924.03−1.47Below flood stage869
42Jun 1, 20144.03−1.47Below flood stage987
43Jun 11, 20244.00−1.50Below flood stage967
44Jun 11, 19963.98−1.52Below flood stage820
45Jun 25, 19823.96−1.54Below flood stage790
46Jun 16, 20233.96−1.54Below flood stage943
47Jun 1, 20033.93−1.57Below flood stage880
48Jun 13, 20173.86−1.64Below flood stage975
49May 13, 19943.82−1.68Below flood stage732
50May 21, 20213.58−1.92Below flood stage686

Other gauges in Johnson County

Flood gauges in Johnson County
Buffalo6.07.10 ft, Jun 8, 19970
Rock Creek6.57.43 ft, May 28, 20190
Kaycee8.010.29 ft, May 28, 20191
Buffalo7.58.80 ft, Jun 8, 19970

Johnson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Wyoming

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PCKW4, 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.