43' - Floodwaters overflow West Waterworks levee top.

42' - Water tops the levees on north and south banks at the Sardou bridge.

38' - Flood waters reach South Topeka Gap at Union Pacific Railroad bridge.

37.5' - Floodwaters overflow Union Pacific Railroad lifting bridge west of Topeka Blvd.

37' - Flood waters reach base of stoplog gap across Union Pacific Railroad near Ward Martin Creek.

26' - River Road under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad bridge begins to flood.

23' - Overflow of low-lying rural areas begins west of topeka.