Flow report

Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Nov 6, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 656% of normal across 148 USGS gauges — the highest is 11,600 cfs on the Kansas R At Desoto. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Kansas.

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148

State percent normal

656%

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Nov 6

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Flow briefing · Nov 6, 2026

Kansas river conditions today

Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.

Streamflow levels across Kansas are currently 656% of normal, with the Kansas R At Desoto reporting the highest discharge in the state at 11,600 cfs and a gauge stage of 8.77 ft.

Meanwhile, the L Blue R Nr Barnes is seeing a spike today — up 2663% 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.

River levels near Kansas towns

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Active weather warnings for Kansas

# Kansas Storm Center Alert – November 6, 2026

Multiple Dense Fog Advisories remain in effect across Kansas until 10:00 AM CST this morning, affecting numerous counties statewide including areas around Wichita, Dodge City, and northwest Kansas. Visibility has been reduced to one quarter mile or less, creating hazardous driving conditions. Affected regions include Barton, Russell, Ellis, Rush, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford, Ness, Trego, Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan, and Gove Counties. Additionally, Frost Advisories are in effect for portions of east-central, northeast, southeast, and central Kansas through 8:00 AM Saturday, with temperatures dropping to the lower 30s. Sensitive outdoor vegetation may be damaged or killed if left uncovered. Motorists should exercise extreme caution during morning commutes and reduce speeds accordingly.

Source: National Weather Service

Kansas vs normal

How Kansas’s rivers compare to normal

Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.

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 656%

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 Nov 2023. The dotted line is normal.

656% of normal today

+572pts vs this day last year (84%)

195of 366 days below normal, past year

2904% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis

50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%

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799 daily readings from 136 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%: 63 readings above that — including the 2904% peak in Oct 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.

Kansas flow report

Streamgage	Streamflow	Gage height	Water temp	Air temp	Elevation	Watershed
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892350	9,980 cfs	8.26 ft	59°F	43°F	759 ft	Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891000	9,450 cfs	6.18 ft	·	40°F	824 ft	Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Topeka, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889000	6,110 cfs	8.65 ft	·	39°F	854 ft	Middle Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888350	5,260 cfs	12.67 ft	·	38°F	940 ft	Middle Kansas
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06884400	5,240 cfs	10.95 ft	·	35°F	1,142 ft	Lower Little Blue
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06887500	4,650 cfs	5.88 ft	69°F	38°F	955 ft	Middle Kansas
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06887000	3,450 cfs	5.21 ft	62°F	38°F	992 ft	Lower Big Blue
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06884025	3,420 cfs	7.31 ft	·	34°F	1,219 ft	Lower Little Blue
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06916600	2,300 cfs	8.28 ft	·	43°F	765 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06915800	1,960 cfs	7.70 ft	·	42°F	825 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07183500	1,960 cfs	9.12 ft	60°F	42°F	836 ft	Middle Neosho
Republican R At Concordia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06856000	1,840 cfs	8.35 ft	·	35°F	1,333 ft	Lower Republican
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876440	1,290 cfs	7.69 ft	·	35°F	1,249 ft	Solomon
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07183000	1,150 cfs	7.75 ft	62°F	42°F	946 ft	Upper Neosho
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07182510	1,050 cfs	7.90 ft	60°F	42°F	992 ft	Upper Neosho
Republican R At Scandia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06854500	945 cfs	3.49 ft	·	34°F	1,426 ft	Lower Republican
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876000	876 cfs	7.46 ft	·	34°F	1,361 ft	Solomon
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06882510	873 cfs	14.97 ft	55°F	36°F	1,134 ft	Lower Big Blue
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07182250	769 cfs	5.74 ft	73°F	39°F	1,128 ft	Lower Cottonwood
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07146500	712 cfs	3.58 ft	·	41°F	1,059 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06856600	672 cfs	8.79 ft	54°F	36°F	1,174 ft	Lower Republican
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06853500	646 cfs	4.28 ft	55°F	33°F	1,505 ft	Middle Republican
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06879100	623 cfs	5.13 ft	·	39°F	1,038 ft	Upper Kansas
Saline R At Tescott, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06869500	582 cfs	12.45 ft	·	34°F	1,301 ft	Lower Saline
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06875900	578 cfs	10.68 ft	·	34°F	1,386 ft	Solomon
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892000	489 cfs	4.99 ft	·	43°F	806 ft	Lower Kansas
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07179730	488 cfs	5.16 ft	·	39°F	1,123 ft	Neosho Headwaters
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06913500	484 cfs	5.89 ft	·	41°F	863 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876700	442 cfs	10.51 ft	·	34°F	1,269 ft	Solomon
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06890100	441 cfs	4.63 ft	80°F	39°F	924 ft	Delaware
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06913000	416 cfs	2.60 ft	·	40°F	895 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06877600	374 cfs	7.09 ft	55°F	36°F	1,117 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07170990	364 cfs	3.68 ft	60°F	42°F	698 ft	Middle Verdigris
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06914500	357 cfs	6.61 ft	·	41°F	862 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Solomon R At Niles, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876900	354 cfs	6.56 ft	·	35°F	1,176 ft	Solomon
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07179500	295 cfs	9.39 ft	45°F	38°F	1,223 ft	Neosho Headwaters
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06911000	243 cfs	3.74 ft	·	40°F	961 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Mill C At Washington, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06884200	242 cfs	4.08 ft	·	35°F	1,274 ft	Lower Little Blue
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07144550	240 cfs	·	·	41°F	1,230 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07170500	221 cfs	2.24 ft	·	43°F	730 ft	Middle Verdigris
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07145500	211 cfs	2.51 ft	·	40°F	1,233 ft	Ninnescah
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07147800	208 cfs	1.25 ft	·	41°F	1,112 ft	Lower Walnut River
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06867000	194 cfs	6.98 ft	·	34°F	1,563 ft	Upper Saline
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06872500	172 cfs	5.73 ft	·	34°F	1,511 ft	Lower North Fork Solomon
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06885500	151 cfs	3.86 ft	56°F	37°F	1,108 ft	Lower Big Blue
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07151500	151 cfs	2.52 ft	36°F	40°F	1,111 ft	Chikaskia
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889500	134 cfs	·	·	39°F	866 ft	Middle Kansas
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866500	129 cfs	4.29 ft	·	35°F	1,251 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144300	127 cfs	2.57 ft	·	40°F	1,265 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866000	124 cfs	7.12 ft	·	36°F	1,322 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07137500	122 cfs	3.07 ft	53°F	31°F	3,348 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07145200	122 cfs	3.25 ft	·	39°F	1,372 ft	South Fork Ninnescah
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06917000	119 cfs	4.16 ft	·	45°F	799 ft	Little Osage
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888500	115 cfs	3.68 ft	·	39°F	990 ft	Middle Kansas
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06865500	112 cfs	3.46 ft	60°F	36°F	1,417 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07138000	112 cfs	4.69 ft	·	32°F	3,222 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07138020	104 cfs	6.50 ft	·	32°F	3,135 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07165750	104 cfs	7.48 ft	·	42°F	964 ft	Upper Verdigris
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888000	97 cfs	3.38 ft	·	39°F	1,015 ft	Middle Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143330	88 cfs	1.94 ft	·	37°F	1,470 ft	Gar-Peace
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06853800	82 cfs	4.26 ft	·	33°F	1,612 ft	Middle Republican
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891260	79 cfs	4.49 ft	57°F	40°F	898 ft	Lower Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06910800	79 cfs	3.25 ft	49°F	40°F	1,087 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07180400	75 cfs	3.06 ft	·	38°F	1,238 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06857100	72 cfs	4.14 ft	·	38°F	1,048 ft	Lower Republican
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07166500	72 cfs	3.41 ft	·	42°F	798 ft	Upper Verdigris
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889200	69 cfs	6.05 ft	·	39°F	938 ft	Middle Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143375	68 cfs	4.50 ft	·	39°F	1,326 ft	Gar-Peace
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06893390	65 cfs	10.44 ft	74°F	44°F	828 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06814000	63 cfs	1.52 ft	·	38°F	1,063 ft	South Fork Big Nemaha
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06917500	63 cfs	8.23 ft	·	45°F	788 ft	Marmaton
Big C Nr Hays, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06863500	58 cfs	6.07 ft	·	33°F	1,975 ft	Big
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06864500	57 cfs	1.50 ft	·	35°F	1,534 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06874000	55 cfs	4.12 ft	·	34°F	1,529 ft	Lower South Fork Solomon
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07149000	54 cfs	·	·	39°F	1,289 ft	Medicine Lodge
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892495	53 cfs	57.55 ft	35°F	43°F	759 ft	Lower Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07142680	49 cfs	8.95 ft	·	36°F	1,602 ft	Gar-Peace
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144780	46 cfs	5.98 ft	52°F	38°F	1,467 ft	North Fork Ninnescah
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06911900	46 cfs	8.23 ft	·	39°F	1,032 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892513	42 cfs	45.20 ft	35°F	43°F	751 ft	Lower Kansas
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06893100	41 cfs	5.52 ft	57°F	44°F	864 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892360	35 cfs	5.40 ft	60°F	43°F	775 ft	Lower Kansas
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06912500	34 cfs	2.80 ft	·	40°F	923 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06917240	31 cfs	·	60°F	45°F	881 ft	Marmaton
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144301	30 cfs	6.57 ft	·	40°F	1,303 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06893080	30 cfs	4.40 ft	·	43°F	890 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06893300	29 cfs	5.74 ft	79°F	43°F	864 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07147070	29 cfs	1.77 ft	·	40°F	1,242 ft	Upper Walnut River
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06911490	26 cfs	·	·	40°F	986 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06864000	25 cfs	4.01 ft	·	34°F	1,700 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07184500	25 cfs	6.07 ft	·	43°F	827 ft	Middle Neosho
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07156900	22 cfs	2.84 ft	·	34°F	2,326 ft	Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07180500	20 cfs	3.99 ft	·	39°F	1,278 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06878000	19 cfs	4.45 ft	·	37°F	1,130 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07144200	15 cfs	1.07 ft	·	38°F	1,325 ft	Little Arkansas
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07169500	15 cfs	2.98 ft	·	42°F	836 ft	Fall
Slate C At Wellington, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07145700	13 cfs	4.27 ft	·	41°F	1,174 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06893350	13 cfs	2.32 ft	42°F	43°F	860 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891500	12 cfs	4.28 ft	·	41°F	840 ft	Lower Kansas
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144100	11 cfs	1.80 ft	55°F	38°F	1,344 ft	Little Arkansas
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06914950	11 cfs	2.23 ft	35°F	43°F	938 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06870300	10 cfs	19.80 ft	·	36°F	1,252 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06867500	10 cfs	9.17 ft	·	34°F	1,622 ft	Upper Saline
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06868200	9 cfs	2.98 ft	·	35°F	1,449 ft	Lower Saline
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07169800	8 cfs	2.35 ft	·	42°F	921 ft	Elk
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06871500	7 cfs	4.23 ft	·	32°F	1,810 ft	Upper North Fork Solomon
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07172000	7 cfs	1.54 ft	·	42°F	773 ft	Caney
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07157940	6 cfs	5.04 ft	·	36°F	1,711 ft	Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06915000	6 cfs	1.93 ft	·	43°F	889 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Southside Ditch Nr Lakin, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07138063	6 cfs	2.30 ft	·	32°F	3,059 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07144910	6 cfs	2.77 ft	·	37°F	1,833 ft	South Fork Ninnescah
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06863000	6 cfs	1.59 ft	·	34°F	1,825 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141780	5 cfs	6.85 ft	·	34°F	2,023 ft	Lower Walnut Creek
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143300	5 cfs	3.78 ft	·	36°F	1,650 ft	Cow
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06914990	4 cfs	2.96 ft	41°F	44°F	938 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07142575	4 cfs	11.87 ft	·	39°F	1,797 ft	Rattlesnake
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06862700	4 cfs	3.03 ft	·	34°F	1,917 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06862850	4 cfs	2.85 ft	·	34°F	1,888 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07157500	3 cfs	2.46 ft	·	34°F	2,168 ft	Crooked
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07179795	3 cfs	4.53 ft	·	40°F	1,307 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141300	3 cfs	·	56°F	36°F	1,842 ft	Coon-Pickerel
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143672	3 cfs	5.66 ft	55°F	37°F	1,393 ft	Little Arkansas
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144480	3 cfs	7.01 ft	·	40°F	1,322 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06860000	3 cfs	4.84 ft	·	31°F	2,629 ft	Upper Smoky Hill
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06873000	3 cfs	2.16 ft	·	32°F	1,949 ft	Upper South Fork Solomon
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06873460	2 cfs	4.20 ft	·	33°F	1,676 ft	Lower South Fork Solomon
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06845110	2 cfs	5.23 ft	·	35°F	2,244 ft	Lower Sappa
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06879650	2 cfs	2.91 ft	32°F	39°F	1,110 ft	Upper Kansas
Otter C At Climax, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07167500	1 cfs	1.25 ft	·	41°F	991 ft	Fall
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07157740	1 cfs	6.96 ft	·	36°F	1,713 ft	Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06861000	1 cfs	·	51°F	32°F	2,201 ft	Upper Smoky Hill
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143665	1 cfs	·	·	37°F	1,409 ft	Little Arkansas
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141200	1 cfs	7.07 ft	·	34°F	2,082 ft	Pawnee
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866900	1 cfs	2.28 ft	·	33°F	2,225 ft	Upper Saline
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06847900	1 cfs	3.38 ft	·	31°F	2,347 ft	Prairie Dog
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07184000	0 cfs	·	51°F	43°F	849 ft	Middle Neosho
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06827000	0 cfs	2.74 ft	·	32°F	3,478 ft	South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06846500	0 cfs	2.99 ft	·	31°F	2,530 ft	Beaver
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06848500	0 cfs	1.53 ft	·	35°F	2,032 ft	Prairie Dog
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06871000	0 cfs	2.56 ft	·	32°F	1,764 ft	Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07139000	0 cfs	5.18 ft	·	32°F	2,830 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Deerfield, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07138070	0 cfs	5.95 ft	59°F	32°F	2,937 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07137000	0 cfs	9.37 ft	·	31°F	3,363 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141220	0 cfs	3.41 ft	·	35°F	1,962 ft	Coon-Pickerel
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07140850	0 cfs	2.26 ft	·	34°F	2,129 ft	Pawnee
Walnut C At Albert, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141900	0 cfs	2.21 ft	·	35°F	1,918 ft	Lower Walnut Creek
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07142300	0 cfs	2.95 ft	·	36°F	1,968 ft	Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07144201	0 cfs	2.58 ft	·	38°F	1,335 ft	Gar-Peace

Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of November 6, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 656% of normal across 148 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R At Desoto is reporting the highest discharge at 11,600 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of November 6, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 11,600 cfs on the Kansas R At Desoto. 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.