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Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 6, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 75% of normal across 148 USGS gauges — the highest is 2,460 cfs on the Kansas R At Lecompton. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Kansas.

USGS gauges
148
State percent normal
75%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 6
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Kansas are currently 75% of normal, with the Kansas R At Lecompton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 2,460 cfs and a gauge stage of 3.05 ft.

Meanwhile, the Big Blue R Nr Manhattan is seeing a spike today — up -1% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Kansas's named rivers.

Kansas at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Kansas flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

75%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Kansas R At Lecompton 2,460 cfs

Gauge stage 3.05 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Big Blue R Nr Manhattan +-1%

Now 994 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 148 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Kansas.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per Kansas streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 75%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

Kansas streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.

75% of normal today
-26pts vs this day last year (101%)
226of 366 days below normal, past year
419% 3-year peak · Jul 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 6, 2026

799 daily readings from 126 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 27 readings above that — including the 419% peak in Jul 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

Full streamgauge inventory

Kansas USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Kansas. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

148 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891000
2,460 cfs 3.05 ft · 73°F 824 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Topeka, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889000
2,060 cfs 6.25 ft · 73°F 854 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06887500
1,970 cfs 4.25 ft 69°F 73°F 955 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888350
1,860 cfs 10.83 ft · 73°F 940 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892350
1,720 cfs 4.84 ft 86°F 75°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06887000
994 cfs 2.16 ft 80°F 74°F 992 ft Lower Big Blue
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06879100
461 cfs 4.86 ft · 75°F 1,038 ft Upper Kansas
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07146500
340 cfs 3.23 ft · 74°F 1,059 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06877600
304 cfs 6.82 ft 84°F 75°F 1,117 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06882510
208 cfs 13.30 ft 84°F 74°F 1,134 ft Lower Big Blue
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144550
155 cfs · · 74°F 1,230 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07183500
154 cfs 7.23 ft 60°F 75°F 836 ft Middle Neosho
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07183000
147 cfs 6.95 ft 62°F 74°F 946 ft Upper Neosho
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07182510
132 cfs 6.07 ft 82°F 73°F 992 ft Upper Neosho
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884400
124 cfs 4.10 ft · 73°F 1,142 ft Lower Little Blue
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06915800
123 cfs 4.41 ft · 71°F 825 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06913000
115 cfs 1.43 ft · 73°F 895 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06913500
105 cfs 4.09 ft · 73°F 863 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06916600
96 cfs 3.74 ft · 73°F 765 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07182250
94 cfs 2.48 ft 73°F 73°F 1,128 ft Lower Cottonwood
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144300
84 cfs 2.38 ft · 76°F 1,265 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143330
75 cfs 1.83 ft · 73°F 1,470 ft Gar-Peace
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06857100
74 cfs 4.15 ft · 75°F 1,048 ft Lower Republican
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145500
73 cfs 1.92 ft · 74°F 1,233 ft Ninnescah
Solomon R At Niles, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876900
69 cfs 3.85 ft · 76°F 1,176 ft Solomon
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866000
69 cfs 6.61 ft · 75°F 1,322 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06865500
67 cfs 3.04 ft 78°F 75°F 1,417 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145200
62 cfs 2.75 ft · 74°F 1,372 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911000
61 cfs 2.44 ft · 73°F 961 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866500
60 cfs 3.92 ft · 75°F 1,251 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884025
59 cfs 1.51 ft · 73°F 1,219 ft Lower Little Blue
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876000
48 cfs 2.91 ft · 76°F 1,361 ft Solomon
Republican R At Concordia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06856000
48 cfs 4.37 ft · 75°F 1,333 ft Lower Republican
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07147800
47 cfs · · 74°F 1,112 ft Lower Walnut River
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07170500
46 cfs 1.16 ft · 74°F 730 ft Middle Verdigris
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143375
45 cfs 4.38 ft · 75°F 1,326 ft Gar-Peace
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888500
43 cfs 3.04 ft · 74°F 990 ft Middle Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142680
42 cfs 8.87 ft · 73°F 1,602 ft Gar-Peace
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144301
40 cfs 6.64 ft · 76°F 1,303 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07180400
38 cfs 2.83 ft · 75°F 1,238 ft Upper Cottonwood
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06856600
37 cfs 6.43 ft 82°F 75°F 1,174 ft Lower Republican
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07166500
35 cfs 3.38 ft · 75°F 798 ft Upper Verdigris
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07170990
35 cfs 2.42 ft 60°F 74°F 698 ft Middle Verdigris
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06912500
35 cfs 2.94 ft · 73°F 923 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Republican R At Scandia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06854500
34 cfs · · 74°F 1,426 ft Lower Republican
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06875900
34 cfs 7.72 ft · 78°F 1,386 ft Solomon
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893390
33 cfs 10.24 ft 74°F 75°F 828 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876440
29 cfs 2.15 ft · 75°F 1,249 ft Solomon
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892000
26 cfs 2.01 ft · 75°F 806 ft Lower Kansas
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06915000
24 cfs 2.21 ft · 73°F 889 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06864500
24 cfs 1.17 ft · 75°F 1,534 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06890100
23 cfs 2.25 ft 80°F 73°F 924 ft Delaware
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179730
21 cfs 2.73 ft · 73°F 1,123 ft Neosho Headwaters
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889500
21 cfs · · 73°F 866 ft Middle Kansas
Saline R At Tescott, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06869500
21 cfs 6.40 ft · 75°F 1,301 ft Lower Saline
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07151500
20 cfs 1.92 ft 36°F 74°F 1,111 ft Chikaskia
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891500
20 cfs 4.43 ft · 72°F 840 ft Lower Kansas
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06885500
17 cfs 2.74 ft 56°F 74°F 1,108 ft Lower Big Blue
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07169500
17 cfs 3.01 ft · 75°F 836 ft Fall
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893300
14 cfs 5.51 ft 79°F 75°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06872500
13 cfs 3.62 ft · 77°F 1,511 ft Lower North Fork Solomon
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888000
13 cfs 2.54 ft · 73°F 1,015 ft Middle Kansas
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06868200
12 cfs 3.32 ft · 75°F 1,449 ft Lower Saline
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07156900
12 cfs 2.34 ft · 72°F 2,326 ft Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06853500
11 cfs · 55°F 73°F 1,505 ft Middle Republican
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876700
11 cfs 4.07 ft · 75°F 1,269 ft Solomon
Mill C At Washington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884200
10 cfs 1.86 ft · 73°F 1,274 ft Lower Little Blue
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06910800
10 cfs 2.34 ft 49°F 73°F 1,087 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144780
10 cfs 5.52 ft 79°F 73°F 1,467 ft North Fork Ninnescah
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07147070
10 cfs 1.56 ft · 74°F 1,242 ft Upper Walnut River
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911900
9 cfs 8.01 ft · 73°F 1,032 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179795
9 cfs 4.65 ft · 74°F 1,307 ft Upper Cottonwood
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06878000
8 cfs 4.16 ft · 75°F 1,130 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06814000
7 cfs · · 74°F 1,063 ft South Fork Big Nemaha
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07137000
7 cfs 10.49 ft · 68°F 3,363 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07165750
7 cfs 6.49 ft · 72°F 964 ft Upper Verdigris
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144200
7 cfs · · 74°F 1,325 ft Little Arkansas
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889200
6 cfs 5.02 ft · 73°F 938 ft Middle Kansas
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892495
6 cfs 57.19 ft 35°F 75°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179500
6 cfs 7.95 ft 45°F 74°F 1,223 ft Neosho Headwaters
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892513
4 cfs 44.82 ft 35°F 75°F 751 ft Lower Kansas
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07180500
4 cfs 3.69 ft · 75°F 1,278 ft Upper Cottonwood
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06853800
4 cfs 1.12 ft · 77°F 1,612 ft Middle Republican
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144100
3 cfs 1.51 ft 81°F 74°F 1,344 ft Little Arkansas
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891260
3 cfs 3.42 ft 57°F 73°F 898 ft Lower Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07137500
3 cfs 1.53 ft 68°F 68°F 3,348 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914990
3 cfs 2.81 ft 41°F 74°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892360
3 cfs 4.80 ft 60°F 75°F 775 ft Lower Kansas
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144910
2 cfs 2.60 ft · 74°F 1,833 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Slate C At Wellington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145700
2 cfs 3.91 ft · 75°F 1,174 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07184500
2 cfs 5.55 ft · 75°F 827 ft Middle Neosho
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06864000
2 cfs 3.60 ft · 74°F 1,700 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141300
2 cfs · 56°F 74°F 1,842 ft Coon-Pickerel
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142575
2 cfs 11.68 ft · 73°F 1,797 ft Rattlesnake
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866900
2 cfs 2.12 ft · 76°F 2,225 ft Upper Saline
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893350
2 cfs 2.12 ft 42°F 74°F 860 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917500
2 cfs 6.55 ft · 78°F 788 ft Marmaton
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06867000
2 cfs 4.26 ft · 74°F 1,563 ft Upper Saline
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893080
2 cfs 3.45 ft · 74°F 890 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157740
2 cfs 6.94 ft · 75°F 1,713 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914500
1 cfs 5.42 ft · 73°F 862 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138000
1 cfs 3.14 ft · 69°F 3,222 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Otter C At Climax, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07167500
1 cfs 1.11 ft · 74°F 991 ft Fall
Mulberry C Nr Salina, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06869950
1 cfs 2.93 ft · 76°F 1,218 ft Lower Saline
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06863000
1 cfs 1.19 ft · 72°F 1,825 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06879650
1 cfs 2.63 ft 32°F 75°F 1,110 ft Upper Kansas
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917240
1 cfs · 60°F 78°F 881 ft Marmaton
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893100
1 cfs 4.68 ft 81°F 74°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07172000
1 cfs 1.38 ft · 74°F 773 ft Caney
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144480
1 cfs 6.57 ft · 75°F 1,322 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157940
1 cfs 4.68 ft · 75°F 1,711 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07149000
1 cfs · · 76°F 1,289 ft Medicine Lodge
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06845110
1 cfs 4.88 ft · 69°F 2,244 ft Lower Sappa
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141780
1 cfs 6.32 ft · 72°F 2,023 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Walnut C At Albert, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141900
0 cfs 2.43 ft · 73°F 1,918 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06862700
0 cfs 2.55 ft · 72°F 1,917 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Big C Nr Hays, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06863500
0 cfs 4.30 ft · 72°F 1,975 ft Big
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143300
0 cfs 3.50 ft · 73°F 1,650 ft Cow
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06870300
0 cfs 19.75 ft · 75°F 1,252 ft Lower Smoky Hill
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917000
0 cfs 2.60 ft · 77°F 799 ft Little Osage
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138020
0 cfs 4.66 ft · 70°F 3,135 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06862850
0 cfs 2.20 ft · 72°F 1,888 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911490
0 cfs · · 73°F 986 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06861000
0 cfs · 51°F 72°F 2,201 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914950
0 cfs 1.42 ft 35°F 74°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06873460
0 cfs 3.71 ft · 77°F 1,676 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06827000
0 cfs 2.74 ft · 68°F 3,478 ft South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06846500
0 cfs 2.98 ft · 68°F 2,530 ft Beaver
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06847900
0 cfs 2.87 ft · 70°F 2,347 ft Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06848500
0 cfs 1.35 ft · 70°F 2,032 ft Prairie Dog
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06860000
0 cfs 4.28 ft · 73°F 2,629 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06867500
0 cfs 8.26 ft · 73°F 1,622 ft Upper Saline
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06871500
0 cfs 3.35 ft · 76°F 1,810 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06871000
0 cfs 2.57 ft · 76°F 1,764 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06873000
0 cfs 1.37 ft · 72°F 1,949 ft Upper South Fork Solomon
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06874000
0 cfs 2.68 ft · 78°F 1,529 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07139000
0 cfs 5.18 ft · 70°F 2,830 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Deerfield, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138070
0 cfs 5.97 ft 59°F 70°F 2,937 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141220
0 cfs 3.31 ft · 73°F 1,962 ft Coon-Pickerel
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07140850
0 cfs 2.29 ft · 72°F 2,129 ft Pawnee
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141200
0 cfs 6.29 ft · 72°F 2,082 ft Pawnee
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142300
0 cfs 2.62 ft · 72°F 1,968 ft Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144201
0 cfs 2.58 ft · 74°F 1,335 ft Gar-Peace
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143665
0 cfs · · 73°F 1,409 ft Little Arkansas
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157500
0 cfs 1.44 ft · 72°F 2,168 ft Crooked
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07169800
0 cfs 2.01 ft · 75°F 921 ft Elk
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07184000
0 cfs · 51°F 75°F 849 ft Middle Neosho
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143672
0 cfs 4.89 ft 78°F 74°F 1,393 ft Little Arkansas
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Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of September 6, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 75% of normal across 148 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R At Lecompton is reporting the highest discharge at 2,460 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of September 6, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 2,460 cfs on the Kansas R At Lecompton. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Kansas rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Kansas rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Kansas streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Kansas data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Kansas gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.