Flow report

Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Oct 2, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 1078% of normal across 148 USGS gauges — the highest is 26,600 cfs on the Kansas R Nr Belvue. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Kansas.

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State percent normal

1078%

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Oct 2

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Flow briefing · Oct 2, 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 1078% of normal, with the Kansas R Nr Belvue reporting the highest discharge in the state at 26,600 cfs and a gauge stage of 17.71 ft.

Meanwhile, the Solomon R Nr Glen Elder is seeing a spike today — up 15190% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

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Active weather warnings for Kansas

# Kansas Storm Center Report

**URGENT: Multiple Flood Warnings Active Across Kansas** — The National Weather Service has issued numerous flood warnings affecting multiple Kansas counties through the weekend. Minor to moderate flooding is occurring and forecast along the Neosho River near Emporia (Lyon County), Solomon River at Beloit (Mitchell County), Salt Creek near Lyndon (Osage County), and the Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading (Osage and Lyon Counties). More significant flooding is expected along the Big Blue River near Blue Rapids (Marshall County), which is forecast to crest at 34.1 feet by Saturday evening, affecting areas from Marysville southward. Additional warnings cover the Black Vermillion River near Frankfort, Little Blue River near Barnes, Vermillion Creek near Wamego, Mill Creek near Paxico, and the Arkansas River at Coolidge (Hamilton County). Residents in affected areas should avoid flooded roadways, exercise caution near swollen waterways, and monitor conditions through Saturday evening.

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 1078%

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.

1078% of normal today

+984pts vs this day last year (94%)

229of 366 days below normal, past year

1078% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis

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799 daily readings from 141 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%: 32 readings above that — including the 1078% 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 Topeka, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889000	57,200 cfs	21.75 ft	·	52°F	854 ft	Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891000	47,100 cfs	13.78 ft	·	52°F	824 ft	Lower Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888350	46,700 cfs	20.71 ft	·	51°F	940 ft	Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892350	23,400 cfs	11.73 ft	72°F	54°F	759 ft	Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06887500	17,600 cfs	10.28 ft	69°F	50°F	955 ft	Middle Kansas
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888500	16,600 cfs	26.17 ft	·	51°F	990 ft	Middle Kansas
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06884025	15,700 cfs	14.28 ft	·	47°F	1,219 ft	Lower Little Blue
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06890100	14,600 cfs	26.04 ft	80°F	50°F	924 ft	Delaware
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07182250	9,760 cfs	25.02 ft	73°F	52°F	1,128 ft	Lower Cottonwood
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06882510	9,720 cfs	24.78 ft	68°F	48°F	1,134 ft	Lower Big Blue
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06884400	9,220 cfs	14.05 ft	·	48°F	1,142 ft	Lower Little Blue
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889500	8,580 cfs	16.08 ft	·	52°F	866 ft	Middle Kansas
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06885500	7,860 cfs	23.58 ft	56°F	48°F	1,108 ft	Lower Big Blue
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06879100	7,790 cfs	10.56 ft	·	51°F	1,038 ft	Upper Kansas
Republican R At Concordia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06856000	7,080 cfs	12.84 ft	·	48°F	1,333 ft	Lower Republican
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06888000	7,070 cfs	20.37 ft	·	49°F	1,015 ft	Middle Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06910800	6,880 cfs	21.88 ft	49°F	52°F	1,087 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06911490	5,380 cfs	11.77 ft	·	65°F	986 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Republican R At Scandia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06854500	5,230 cfs	8.31 ft	·	48°F	1,426 ft	Lower Republican
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06877600	5,170 cfs	15.96 ft	68°F	50°F	1,117 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07179730	4,960 cfs	18.46 ft	·	52°F	1,123 ft	Neosho Headwaters
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892000	4,630 cfs	18.55 ft	·	53°F	806 ft	Lower Kansas
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks 1 day ago · USGS 06876000	4,510 cfs	22.46 ft	·	49°F	1,361 ft	Solomon
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06887000	4,460 cfs	6.17 ft	70°F	50°F	992 ft	Lower Big Blue
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06911900	3,790 cfs	15.10 ft	·	66°F	1,032 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06889200	3,140 cfs	19.56 ft	·	51°F	938 ft	Middle Kansas
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06875900	3,100 cfs	21.90 ft	·	48°F	1,386 ft	Solomon
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07183500	2,480 cfs	9.52 ft	60°F	59°F	836 ft	Middle Neosho
Mulberry C Nr Salina, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06869950	2,380 cfs	18.05 ft	·	51°F	1,218 ft	Lower Saline
Solomon R At Niles, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876900	2,140 cfs	14.10 ft	·	50°F	1,176 ft	Solomon
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06878000	2,100 cfs	16.76 ft	·	50°F	1,130 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06870300	2,080 cfs	31.90 ft	·	51°F	1,252 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144550	2,080 cfs	3.18 ft	·	55°F	1,230 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06864500	1,980 cfs	7.62 ft	·	49°F	1,534 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07151500	1,940 cfs	6.23 ft	36°F	55°F	1,111 ft	Chikaskia
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07180400	1,780 cfs	7.02 ft	·	52°F	1,238 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06853500	1,690 cfs	6.89 ft	55°F	47°F	1,505 ft	Middle Republican
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06856600	1,600 cfs	10.11 ft	68°F	49°F	1,174 ft	Lower Republican
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07145200	1,450 cfs	6.33 ft	·	53°F	1,372 ft	South Fork Ninnescah
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06872500	1,130 cfs	10.61 ft	·	47°F	1,511 ft	Lower North Fork Solomon
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892513	1,130 cfs	48.62 ft	35°F	54°F	751 ft	Lower Kansas
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892495	1,110 cfs	60.19 ft	35°F	54°F	759 ft	Lower Kansas
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06893100	1,110 cfs	8.95 ft	68°F	55°F	864 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07180500	1,110 cfs	7.33 ft	·	52°F	1,278 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Mill C At Washington, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06884200	844 cfs	8.25 ft	·	48°F	1,274 ft	Lower Little Blue
Slate C At Wellington, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07145700	755 cfs	11.26 ft	·	55°F	1,174 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891260	697 cfs	7.01 ft	57°F	52°F	898 ft	Lower Kansas
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06893390	691 cfs	12.28 ft	74°F	65°F	828 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06814000	649 cfs	5.51 ft	·	65°F	1,063 ft	South Fork Big Nemaha
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06893080	605 cfs	7.32 ft	·	54°F	890 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07146500	573 cfs	3.72 ft	·	56°F	1,059 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06913500	518 cfs	6.02 ft	·	66°F	863 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks 9 hours ago · USGS 07137500	513 cfs	4.95 ft	59°F	46°F	3,348 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07183000	489 cfs	7.31 ft	62°F	56°F	946 ft	Upper Neosho
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07138020	451 cfs	8.25 ft	·	46°F	3,135 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07182510	429 cfs	6.84 ft	71°F	54°F	992 ft	Upper Neosho
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06913000	416 cfs	2.62 ft	·	53°F	895 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06892360	404 cfs	7.50 ft	60°F	54°F	775 ft	Lower Kansas
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07145500	394 cfs	3.29 ft	·	55°F	1,233 ft	Ninnescah
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06891500	354 cfs	6.81 ft	·	53°F	840 ft	Lower Kansas
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144300	322 cfs	3.19 ft	·	55°F	1,265 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06863000	302 cfs	4.64 ft	·	48°F	1,825 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06864000	297 cfs	7.40 ft	·	49°F	1,700 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866000	292 cfs	8.67 ft	·	51°F	1,322 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143330	241 cfs	2.94 ft	·	52°F	1,470 ft	Gar-Peace
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06914950	237 cfs	4.16 ft	35°F	54°F	938 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06857100	236 cfs	4.66 ft	·	51°F	1,048 ft	Lower Republican
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06853800	234 cfs	7.10 ft	·	47°F	1,612 ft	Middle Republican
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876440	228 cfs	3.22 ft	·	50°F	1,249 ft	Solomon
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143665	224 cfs	2.65 ft	·	52°F	1,409 ft	Little Arkansas
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06893350	206 cfs	3.50 ft	42°F	65°F	860 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Walnut C At Albert, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141900	195 cfs	8.11 ft	·	49°F	1,918 ft	Lower Walnut Creek
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06893300	186 cfs	6.85 ft	79°F	64°F	864 ft	Lower Missouri-Crooked
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06867000	174 cfs	6.77 ft	·	48°F	1,563 ft	Upper Saline
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07138000	173 cfs	4.94 ft	·	46°F	3,222 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06915800	151 cfs	4.53 ft	·	56°F	825 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06876700	143 cfs	6.97 ft	·	49°F	1,269 ft	Solomon
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866500	135 cfs	4.32 ft	·	51°F	1,251 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07165750	135 cfs	7.66 ft	·	54°F	964 ft	Upper Verdigris
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06916600	132 cfs	3.93 ft	·	56°F	765 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06874000	117 cfs	4.90 ft	·	47°F	1,529 ft	Lower South Fork Solomon
Saline R At Tescott, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06869500	114 cfs	8.00 ft	·	49°F	1,301 ft	Lower Saline
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07170990	101 cfs	2.82 ft	60°F	60°F	698 ft	Middle Verdigris
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06917500	98 cfs	8.83 ft	·	61°F	788 ft	Marmaton
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07170500	97 cfs	1.55 ft	·	59°F	730 ft	Middle Verdigris
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143375	91 cfs	4.62 ft	·	54°F	1,326 ft	Gar-Peace
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141780	88 cfs	9.80 ft	·	48°F	2,023 ft	Lower Walnut Creek
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07147800	85 cfs	·	·	56°F	1,112 ft	Lower Walnut River
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06914990	84 cfs	4.13 ft	41°F	54°F	938 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07166500	78 cfs	3.53 ft	·	58°F	798 ft	Upper Verdigris
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07142680	65 cfs	9.27 ft	·	51°F	1,602 ft	Gar-Peace
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144100	64 cfs	2.65 ft	68°F	53°F	1,344 ft	Little Arkansas
Big C Nr Hays, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06863500	64 cfs	6.18 ft	·	47°F	1,975 ft	Big
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144200	58 cfs	1.66 ft	·	54°F	1,325 ft	Little Arkansas
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06865500	57 cfs	2.95 ft	70°F	51°F	1,417 ft	Lower Smoky Hill
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144780	54 cfs	6.07 ft	66°F	52°F	1,467 ft	North Fork Ninnescah
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06861000	50 cfs	2.42 ft	51°F	46°F	2,201 ft	Upper Smoky Hill
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06871500	48 cfs	5.38 ft	·	46°F	1,810 ft	Upper North Fork Solomon
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06879650	46 cfs	3.89 ft	32°F	50°F	1,110 ft	Upper Kansas
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07147070	42 cfs	1.86 ft	·	54°F	1,242 ft	Upper Walnut River
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07149000	41 cfs	·	·	59°F	1,289 ft	Medicine Lodge
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06860000	28 cfs	5.87 ft	·	48°F	2,629 ft	Upper Smoky Hill
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144480	23 cfs	7.88 ft	·	54°F	1,322 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144301	22 cfs	6.56 ft	·	55°F	1,303 ft	Middle Arkansas-Slate
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06912500	21 cfs	2.62 ft	·	66°F	923 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143672	19 cfs	6.03 ft	78°F	52°F	1,393 ft	Little Arkansas
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07156900	18 cfs	2.70 ft	·	50°F	2,326 ft	Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07169500	18 cfs	3.02 ft	·	57°F	836 ft	Fall
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07140850	15 cfs	3.64 ft	·	48°F	2,129 ft	Pawnee
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06911000	15 cfs	2.06 ft	·	53°F	961 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06914500	14 cfs	5.55 ft	·	54°F	862 ft	Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07179500	13 cfs	8.03 ft	45°F	51°F	1,223 ft	Neosho Headwaters
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06862700	12 cfs	3.42 ft	·	48°F	1,917 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06915000	12 cfs	2.04 ft	·	54°F	889 ft	Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141200	9 cfs	7.66 ft	·	48°F	2,082 ft	Pawnee
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07143300	9 cfs	4.31 ft	·	50°F	1,650 ft	Cow
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07179795	8 cfs	4.65 ft	·	51°F	1,307 ft	Upper Cottonwood
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07184000	7 cfs	1.21 ft	51°F	66°F	849 ft	Middle Neosho
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07184500	7 cfs	5.74 ft	·	59°F	827 ft	Middle Neosho
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06867500	7 cfs	9.01 ft	·	48°F	1,622 ft	Upper Saline
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06862850	7 cfs	3.11 ft	·	48°F	1,888 ft	Middle Smoky Hill
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07157500	6 cfs	2.66 ft	·	55°F	2,168 ft	Crooked
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144910	6 cfs	2.74 ft	·	51°F	1,833 ft	South Fork Ninnescah
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141300	6 cfs	·	56°F	50°F	1,842 ft	Coon-Pickerel
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06848500	5 cfs	2.68 ft	·	45°F	2,032 ft	Prairie Dog
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06845110	4 cfs	5.51 ft	·	45°F	2,244 ft	Lower Sappa
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07142575	4 cfs	11.82 ft	·	50°F	1,797 ft	Rattlesnake
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06917240	3 cfs	·	60°F	70°F	881 ft	Marmaton
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06847900	3 cfs	3.56 ft	·	45°F	2,347 ft	Prairie Dog
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks 2 days ago · USGS 06868200	3 cfs	2.65 ft	·	49°F	1,449 ft	Lower Saline
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks 4 hours ago · USGS 06917000	2 cfs	2.85 ft	·	60°F	799 ft	Little Osage
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07157740	1 cfs	6.96 ft	·	53°F	1,713 ft	Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Otter C At Climax, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07167500	1 cfs	1.23 ft	·	55°F	991 ft	Fall
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07172000	1 cfs	1.43 ft	·	58°F	773 ft	Caney
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06866900	1 cfs	2.24 ft	·	50°F	2,225 ft	Upper Saline
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07157940	1 cfs	4.71 ft	·	53°F	1,711 ft	Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07137000	1 cfs	10.10 ft	·	46°F	3,363 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06873460	0 cfs	3.82 ft	·	47°F	1,676 ft	Lower South Fork Solomon
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06873000	0 cfs	1.85 ft	·	46°F	1,949 ft	Upper South Fork Solomon
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07169800	0 cfs	2.05 ft	·	56°F	921 ft	Elk
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks 5 hours ago · USGS 06827000	0 cfs	2.74 ft	·	70°F	3,478 ft	South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 06846500	0 cfs	3.04 ft	·	43°F	2,530 ft	Beaver
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 06871000	0 cfs	2.57 ft	·	46°F	1,764 ft	Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07139000	0 cfs	5.18 ft	·	46°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	46°F	2,937 ft	Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07141220	0 cfs	3.30 ft	·	49°F	1,962 ft	Coon-Pickerel
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks 8 hours ago · USGS 07142300	0 cfs	2.97 ft	·	49°F	1,968 ft	Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks 7 hours ago · USGS 07144201	0 cfs	2.58 ft	·	54°F	1,335 ft	Gar-Peace

Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of October 2, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 1078% of normal across 148 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R Nr Belvue is reporting the highest discharge at 26,600 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of October 2, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 26,600 cfs on the Kansas R Nr Belvue. 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.