Buckner Creek at Hanston water level

Name: Buckner Creek at Hanston water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Buckner Creek, Kansas, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.33ft Up 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 09:45 PM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.2 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Buckner Creek at Hanston is at 3.33 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

It has risen 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.24 ft and 3.33 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 17.70 ftMay 24, 2019

Floating and fishing near Buckner Creek at Hanston

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	17.70 ft	May 24, 2019
2	12.78 ft	June 26, 2026
3	12.35 ft	April 17, 2016
4	11.56 ft	June 14, 2010
5	8.84 ft	August 5, 2013
6	8.48 ft	May 2, 2017
7	6.31 ft	April 3, 2012
8	5.46 ft	May 25, 2015
9	5.42 ft	May 20, 2011
10	4.33 ft	May 12, 2014

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.20 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 64° 31° – Wind 16 mph

18 Sun 70° 42° – Wind 21 mph

19 Mon 72° 45° – Wind 17 mph

20 Tue 74° 55° – Wind 21 mph

21 Wed 84° 59° – Wind 20 mph

22 Thu 85° 63° – Wind 17 mph

23 Fri 81° 66° – Wind 28 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:52 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 11 hr, 5 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on Buckner Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buckner Creek above Horsethief Re near JetmoreRiver gauge, Buckner Creek	1.4 cfs	Normal	±0	20 mi
Buckner Creek below Horsethief Re near JetmoreRiver gauge, Buckner Creek	1.8 cfs	Normal	−0.3 cfs	18 mi
Buckner Creek near JetmoreRiver gauge, Buckner Creek	1.3 cfs	Normal	±0	11 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pawnee River near BurdettRiver gauge, Pawnee River	2.26 ft	Low	±0	7 mi
Pawnee River at RozelRiver gauge, Pawnee River	7.21 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	18 mi
Horsethief Re near JetmoreLake, Horsethief Re	2,419.84 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	19 mi
Walnut Creek at NekomaRiver gauge, Walnut Creek	6.60 ft	Normal	±0	29 mi
Arkansas River at Dodge CityRiver gauge, Arkansas River	6.73 ft	High	±0	31 mi
Arkansas River near LarnedRiver gauge, Arkansas River	3.99 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	39 mi
Walnut Creek at AlbertRiver gauge, Walnut Creek	2.60 ft	Low	−0.09 ft	45 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Buckner Creek at Hanston today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 09:45 PM CDT, the water level was 3.33 ft. Up 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Buckner Creek at Hanston rising or falling?

Up 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Buckner Creek at Hanston normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Buckner Creek at Hanston?

The highest level on record is 17.70 ft on May 24, 2019.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:07141000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.11835, -99.71651 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.33 ft	2026-10-19 02:45	Provisional
Flow	0.2 cfs	2026-10-19 02:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Buckner Creek at Hanston (usgs:07141000). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kansas/buckner-creek-at-hanston

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer