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Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine

Critical Stages
21' - Action
23' - Flood
24.5' - Moderate
26' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 6:09 PM LMT 12/31/00

Status: Obs Not Current

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:00 AM 11/17 8.98 0.132
Hydrograph for Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine
30' - Expect flood waters to be 4 ft deep across Hwy 81 starting from about a mile north of the intersection of K55, known as the Belle Plaine Y, and expanding south to the Y intersection. K55 floods westward to river bridge and east to Belle Plaine. Flood waters reach 2 ft on homes on east side of Hwy 81. Timber Brook Estates neighborhood will be inundated with 4 to 5 ft of water with homes flooded by up to 2 ft. Upstream, Ponderosa Estates will flood by 3 to 6 ft deep. Expect extensive field and crop flooding.
29.8' - Flood waters reach the bridge girders on Highway 81 which is about four feet below the bridge deck.
26' - A section of K55 floods to a depth of 2 feet of water starting from 300 feet east of the river bridge and expanding out to 25 feet wide. Expect flood waters on Highway 81 to expand further south to the Y intersection of K55. The small community of Ponderosa Estates, 5 miles northwest of Belle Plaine, will have a few homes flooded and roads leading into the Estates flooded. Timber Brook Estates will have roads inundated by over a foot of water.
24' - Three miles west of Belle Plaine near the gage site, a small section of K55 floods east of the bridge. Flood waters flow over Highway 81 starting at 1/2 mile north of K55 and spreading to 100th Avenue. The water on Highway 81 may be near 1.5 ft deep.
23' - Water overflows roads in the Timber Brook Estates that are located just west of Highway 81 and north of K55. Then three-fourths of a mile north of K55 on Highway 81, water begins to cover the road.
20' - Left bank overflows can be expected.
DateStage (ft)
Sep 10, 2016 30
Nov 2, 1998 29.2
Apr 28, 2009 28
Sep 14, 2008 27
May 9, 2019 26.32
May 23, 2019 26.3
May 27, 2019 25.32
Jun 19, 2025 24.36
Mar 6, 2004 24.2
Mar 20, 2003 23.6
May 8, 2007 23.4

Data provided by the National Weather Service.