Little Blue River near Barnes
Marshall County, Kansas
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 39 ft
The intersection of highway 148 and 15th Road in Washington county floods.
- 37 ft
Kansas Highway 148 bridge deck floods, 4.5 miles north of Barnes.
- 36 ft
Top rail of the Sunflower Road Bridge is inundated by flood waters in Marshall county.
- 32 ft
Sunflower Road bridge deck floods over the Little Blue River. Flood waters reach the low steel of the Kansas Highway 148 bridge, 4.5 miles north of Barnes.
- 23 ft
Sunflower Road floods about 250 feet east of the Little Blue River in Marshall county. Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, floods north of the river and west of Highway 148 in Washington county.
- 21 ft
Minor flooding of farm fields along the Little Blue River...south of the Sunflower Road Bridge in Marshall county.
- 19 ft
Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, south of the river and east of Highway 148 floods.
- 17 ft
Farm field, 4.5 miles north of Barnes, on the west side of Highway 148 floods north of the river.
- 16 ft
Lowland agricultural flooding occurs from 15th Road and Zenith Road in Washington County to Waterville in Marshall County.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2015 | 28.02 ft | 58,700 cfs |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 21.11 ft | 22,400 cfs |
| Sep 4, 2018 | 20.75 ft | 21,600 cfs |
When the water runs low
- 2.5
River approaches zero flow
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