Kansas River

River in Kansas, read from 9 USGS gauges, draining about 59,985 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

20,400

cfs · 1h ago

Normal for today

4,300

cfs median, 10 yrs

Water temp

°F · 1h ago

Gage height

12.90

Above normal for the date474% of medianUSGS gauge 06892518

Thirty-day mean discharge · 1,620–59,100 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KS06892518	20,400 cfs	72°F	1h ago
KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS06892350	20,300 cfs	71°F	1h ago
KANSAS R AT LAWRENCE, KS06891080	21,800 cfs	—	5 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 4,300 cfs over 10 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1,410 and 9,190 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

From anglers on Kansas River

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