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Kansas River at Manhattan

Critical Stages
14' - Action
18' - Flood
26' - Moderate
42' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 9:00 PM CST 12/17/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 5.69 ft

Flow: 0.64 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:15 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
9:00 PM 12/17 5.69 0.64
8:45 PM 12/17 5.69 0.64
8:30 PM 12/17 5.7 0.644
8:15 PM 12/17 5.67 0.632
8:00 PM 12/17 5.66 0.628
7:45 PM 12/17 5.67 0.632
7:30 PM 12/17 5.67 0.632
7:15 PM 12/17 5.67 0.632
7:00 PM 12/17 5.68 0.636
6:45 PM 12/17 5.68 0.636
6:30 PM 12/17 5.69 0.64
6:15 PM 12/17 5.7 0.644
6:00 PM 12/17 5.71 0.648
5:45 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
5:30 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
5:15 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
5:00 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
4:45 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
4:30 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
4:15 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
4:00 PM 12/17 5.73 0.656
3:45 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
3:30 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
3:15 PM 12/17 5.71 0.648
3:00 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
2:45 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
2:30 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
2:15 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
2:00 PM 12/17 5.72 0.652
Hydrograph for Kansas River at Manhattan
36' - Flood waters reach the top of levee protecting the city of Manhattan.
28' - Flood waters reach the top of the levee on the south bank of the river.
26' - Hunter's Island begins to flood.
18' - Low lands along the river flood.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 1, 1844 40
Jul 13, 1951 33.39
Jul 25, 1993 29.92
Jul 15, 1951 29.84
Jun 29, 1951 26.76
Jun 24, 1951 25.22
Jun 9, 1951 23.04
Jul 20, 1950 23
Jul 20, 1948 22.68
Jun 28, 1947 22.4
Oct 11, 1973 22.38
Mar 29, 1960 21.9
May 17, 1995 21.84
Jun 17, 1951 21.4
Jun 16, 1951 21.07
Jun 26, 1947 20.7
Sep 5, 1951 20.58
Jun 6, 2011 20.07
Sep 13, 1951 19.94
Aug 18, 1993 19.9

Data provided by the National Weather Service.