Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne

Last updated: Jun 22, 2025, 5:09 PM UTC
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Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 41.3 - Water reaches the floor of the power plant on the west side of La Cygne.
  • 36 - A levee on the west bank of the river is overtopped. Farmland, homesteads, and secondary roads behind the levee are threatened by flooding.
  • 30 - Highway 152 floods 0.75 miles west of La Cygne. If Middle Creek is also flooding Highway 152, the only route into or out of La Cygne will be the County Road, or 4th Street, leading north from La Cygne.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 38.3453, -94.7722
RFC MBRFC
State KS
WFO EAX
County Linn
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 06915800

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 25.99 ft on 06-11-2024
2. 29.83 ft on 05-01-2024
3. 28.31 ft on 01-27-2024
4. 29.16 ft on 06-02-2022
5. 25.42 ft on 05-27-2022

Historic Crests

1. 36.19 ft on 07-13-1951
2. 36.07 ft on 07-02-2007
3. 34.49 ft on 09-15-1961
4. 33.72 ft on 10-13-1973
5. 33.49 ft on 11-04-1998

Low Water Records

(P) -  Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ -  Gauge datum changed during this year

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 812.50 ft
moderate Flooding 806.50 ft
minor Flooding 801.50 ft
action 796.50 ft
Latest Value 784.42 ft
Gauge Zero 776.50 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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WFO Information

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