Neosho River level at Burlington
Kansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07182510 — NEOSHO R AT BURLINGTON, KS · NWS forecast point BRLK1
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 62 CFS, this gauge is running 66% of normal for mid-September — below the 95 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 64 years of record (1962–2026).
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Flood stages at Burlington
National Weather Service categories for gauge BRLK1, WFO TOP. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 45.0 ft
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Moderate flood 40.0 ft
- 40.2 ft Flood waters reach top of bridge deck.
- 41.5 ft Overflow is very widespread and can reach a width of 2 miles.
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Minor flood 27.0 ft
- 27.0 ft The left, or east, bank of the river floods.
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Action 22.0 ft
- Right now 5.78 ft
Flow history at Burlington
Daily values from USGS 07182510, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for BRLK1 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Burlington
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
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| 41.53 ft | — | Jul 12, 1951 |
| 36.80 ft | — | Jul 21, 1948 |
| 35.10 ft | — | Apr 17, 1945 |
| 35.00 ft | — | Apr 24, 1944 |
| 34.50 ft | — | Jul 2, 1951 |
| 34.30 ft | — | Dec 6, 1944 |
| 32.73 ft | — | May 26, 2019 |
| 32.40 ft | — | May 3, 1951 |
| 32.30 ft | — | Sep 7, 1951 |
| 32.00 ft | — | Apr 13, 1944 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Neosho River at Burlington
In Kansas, below John Redmond Reservoir. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from John Redmond Reservoir. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Neosho River at Burlington — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from John Redmond Reservoir affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Neosho River at Burlington high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 95 CFS, from 64 years of record (1962–2026). Today is 66% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 07182510 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for BRLK1 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.