Pottawatomie Creek at Lane

The past week

What floods at each level

• 37 ft

  Flood water reach the top of the bridge deck over the Pottawatomie Creek.

• 36 ft

  Widespread flooding continues in and near Lane. A number of homes are flooded in west and north parts of Lane west of Kansas Avenue and to the north of Fourth Street, mainly along Third Street and Oak.

• 31.2 ft

  Water reaches the underside of the bridge over Pottawatomie Creek. Widespread flooding continues across the west, north and parts east of Lane.

• 28.5 ft

  Flood waters enter home near Third and Oak streets. Also the railroad tracks are underwater on the north side of Lane.

• 27 ft

  North Kansas Avenue just north of the railroad tracks floods.

• 25 ft

  Cloud Road, also known as the road to Richmond floods.

• 24 ft

  Douglas Road floods about a quarter mile northwest of Lane.

• 23.5 ft

  Virginia Road floods north of the bridge closing the road.

• 23 ft

  Minor low land flooding begins along the creek.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 5.5

  Creek approaches zero flow.

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