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Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 25, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 147% of normal across 148 USGS gauges — the highest is 4,040 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
147%
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Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 25
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Flow briefing · Sep 25, 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 147% of normal, with the Kansas R At Lecompton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 4,040 cfs and a gauge stage of 3.98 ft.

Meanwhile, the Kansas R At Topeka is seeing a spike today — up 24% 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 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 147%
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.

147% of normal today
-36pts vs this day last year (183%)
229of 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 25, 2026

799 daily readings from 132 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.

Kansas flow report

148 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06892350
3,540 cfs 5.98 ft 72°F 62°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06891000
3,160 cfs 3.49 ft · 61°F 824 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Topeka, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06889000
2,790 cfs 6.75 ft · 62°F 854 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06888350
2,000 cfs 10.94 ft · 61°F 940 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06887500
1,940 cfs 4.23 ft 69°F 62°F 955 ft Middle Kansas
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07182510
1,200 cfs 8.10 ft 74°F 64°F 992 ft Upper Neosho
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07183000
1,110 cfs 7.73 ft 62°F 64°F 946 ft Upper Neosho
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07183500
1,040 cfs 8.35 ft 60°F 64°F 836 ft Middle Neosho
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06887000
952 cfs 2.09 ft 75°F 62°F 992 ft Lower Big Blue
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06879100
585 cfs 5.07 ft · 64°F 1,038 ft Upper Kansas
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07146500
328 cfs 3.20 ft · 65°F 1,059 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06877600
316 cfs 6.87 ft 69°F 64°F 1,117 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06853500
278 cfs 2.58 ft 55°F 62°F 1,505 ft Middle Republican
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06882510
228 cfs 13.37 ft 68°F 61°F 1,134 ft Lower Big Blue
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06884025
179 cfs 2.08 ft · 60°F 1,219 ft Lower Little Blue
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07144550
158 cfs · · 66°F 1,230 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06857100
138 cfs 4.30 ft · 63°F 1,048 ft Lower Republican
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06884400
134 cfs 4.14 ft · 60°F 1,142 ft Lower Little Blue
Republican R At Scandia, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06854500
123 cfs 1.11 ft · 62°F 1,426 ft Lower Republican
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07182250
121 cfs 2.73 ft 73°F 64°F 1,128 ft Lower Cottonwood
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06885500
105 cfs 3.44 ft 56°F 60°F 1,108 ft Lower Big Blue
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06848500
100 cfs 5.10 ft · 63°F 2,032 ft Prairie Dog
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07145200
86 cfs 2.95 ft · 65°F 1,372 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07145500
86 cfs 2.00 ft · 66°F 1,233 ft Ninnescah
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06915800
84 cfs 4.22 ft · 60°F 825 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07144300
84 cfs 2.38 ft · 67°F 1,265 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06913000
83 cfs 1.28 ft · 63°F 895 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06888000
83 cfs 3.30 ft · 60°F 1,015 ft Middle Kansas
Solomon R At Niles, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06876900
79 cfs 3.98 ft · 64°F 1,176 ft Solomon
Republican R At Concordia, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06856000
76 cfs 4.54 ft · 62°F 1,333 ft Lower Republican
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07143330
73 cfs 1.82 ft · 64°F 1,470 ft Gar-Peace
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07170500
72 cfs 1.37 ft · 64°F 730 ft Middle Verdigris
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06916600
71 cfs 3.59 ft · 60°F 765 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06890100
69 cfs 2.79 ft 80°F 61°F 924 ft Delaware
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07166500
68 cfs 3.50 ft · 65°F 798 ft Upper Verdigris
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06911000
68 cfs 2.48 ft · 63°F 961 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07170990
67 cfs 2.64 ft 60°F 64°F 698 ft Middle Verdigris
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06888500
66 cfs 3.25 ft · 62°F 990 ft Middle Kansas
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06866500
61 cfs 3.93 ft · 65°F 1,251 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07137500
56 cfs 2.58 ft 68°F 60°F 3,348 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06866000
56 cfs 6.47 ft · 65°F 1,322 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07179730
56 cfs 3.15 ft · 64°F 1,123 ft Neosho Headwaters
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06856600
55 cfs 6.57 ft 67°F 63°F 1,174 ft Lower Republican
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06876000
52 cfs 2.95 ft · 65°F 1,361 ft Solomon
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07147800
52 cfs · · 65°F 1,112 ft Lower Walnut River
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07151500
49 cfs 2.13 ft 36°F 65°F 1,111 ft Chikaskia
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06853800
47 cfs 3.11 ft · 64°F 1,612 ft Middle Republican
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06913500
47 cfs 3.64 ft · 63°F 863 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07180400
46 cfs 2.89 ft · 64°F 1,238 ft Upper Cottonwood
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06865500
45 cfs 2.84 ft 73°F 66°F 1,417 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06893390
45 cfs 10.32 ft 74°F 61°F 828 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06875900
42 cfs 7.82 ft · 64°F 1,386 ft Solomon
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06876440
42 cfs 2.25 ft · 64°F 1,249 ft Solomon
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06892000
40 cfs 2.22 ft · 62°F 806 ft Lower Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07142680
40 cfs 8.82 ft · 65°F 1,602 ft Gar-Peace
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07143375
35 cfs 4.29 ft · 66°F 1,326 ft Gar-Peace
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07165750
28 cfs 6.82 ft · 64°F 964 ft Upper Verdigris
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06889500
26 cfs · · 62°F 866 ft Middle Kansas
Saline R At Tescott, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06869500
25 cfs 6.51 ft · 64°F 1,301 ft Lower Saline
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06915000
24 cfs 2.21 ft · 61°F 889 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06893300
24 cfs 5.70 ft 79°F 62°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06864500
23 cfs 1.16 ft · 65°F 1,534 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06814000
22 cfs · · 60°F 1,063 ft South Fork Big Nemaha
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06889200
20 cfs 5.46 ft · 61°F 938 ft Middle Kansas
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06891500
19 cfs 4.42 ft · 61°F 840 ft Lower Kansas
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06872500
19 cfs 3.86 ft · 65°F 1,511 ft Lower North Fork Solomon
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07144780
19 cfs 5.66 ft 71°F 65°F 1,467 ft North Fork Ninnescah
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06912500
16 cfs 2.52 ft · 63°F 923 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Mill C At Washington, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06884200
16 cfs 1.97 ft · 60°F 1,274 ft Lower Little Blue
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07144200
16 cfs 1.10 ft · 65°F 1,325 ft Little Arkansas
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06878000
15 cfs 4.41 ft · 63°F 1,130 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06917240
15 cfs · 60°F 62°F 881 ft Marmaton
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07169500
15 cfs 2.98 ft · 65°F 836 ft Fall
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07156900
14 cfs 2.55 ft · 64°F 2,326 ft Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06868200
14 cfs 3.06 ft · 65°F 1,449 ft Lower Saline
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06876700
13 cfs 4.17 ft · 64°F 1,269 ft Solomon
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06892513
12 cfs 44.91 ft 35°F 62°F 751 ft Lower Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06910800
12 cfs 2.66 ft 49°F 64°F 1,087 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06892360
12 cfs 5.09 ft 60°F 62°F 775 ft Lower Kansas
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07147070
11 cfs 1.58 ft · 65°F 1,242 ft Upper Walnut River
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06867000
10 cfs 4.44 ft · 65°F 1,563 ft Upper Saline
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07144100
10 cfs 1.75 ft 73°F 65°F 1,344 ft Little Arkansas
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06892495
9 cfs 57.25 ft 35°F 62°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06863000
8 cfs 1.70 ft · 65°F 1,825 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06891260
7 cfs 3.57 ft 57°F 62°F 898 ft Lower Kansas
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07179795
7 cfs 4.63 ft · 64°F 1,307 ft Upper Cottonwood
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06911900
7 cfs 7.99 ft · 63°F 1,032 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06864000
7 cfs 3.68 ft · 66°F 1,700 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06914500
6 cfs 5.49 ft · 62°F 862 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06893100
6 cfs 4.98 ft 71°F 60°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06874000
6 cfs 3.05 ft · 66°F 1,529 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07180500
6 cfs 3.75 ft · 64°F 1,278 ft Upper Cottonwood
Slate C At Wellington, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07145700
4 cfs 3.91 ft · 65°F 1,174 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07144910
4 cfs 2.68 ft · 65°F 1,833 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06893080
4 cfs 3.68 ft · 60°F 890 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07179500
4 cfs 7.91 ft 45°F 64°F 1,223 ft Neosho Headwaters
Big C Nr Hays, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06863500
4 cfs 4.57 ft · 65°F 1,975 ft Big
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07141780
4 cfs 6.72 ft · 65°F 2,023 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07149000
3 cfs · · 65°F 1,289 ft Medicine Lodge
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07184500
3 cfs 5.58 ft · 64°F 827 ft Middle Neosho
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07141300
3 cfs · 56°F 65°F 1,842 ft Coon-Pickerel
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07138000
3 cfs 3.25 ft · 61°F 3,222 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06847900
3 cfs 3.55 ft · 61°F 2,347 ft Prairie Dog
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06893350
2 cfs 2.08 ft 42°F 61°F 860 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07142575
2 cfs 11.70 ft · 65°F 1,797 ft Rattlesnake
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06862700
2 cfs 2.84 ft · 65°F 1,917 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Mulberry C Nr Salina, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06869950
2 cfs 3.07 ft · 62°F 1,218 ft Lower Saline
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06860000
2 cfs 4.72 ft · 62°F 2,629 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06917500
2 cfs 6.55 ft · 62°F 788 ft Marmaton
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06845110
2 cfs 5.17 ft · 61°F 2,244 ft Lower Sappa
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07143672
2 cfs 5.47 ft 78°F 65°F 1,393 ft Little Arkansas
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07157740
1 cfs 6.95 ft · 65°F 1,713 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07144480
1 cfs 6.72 ft · 66°F 1,322 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Otter C At Climax, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07167500
1 cfs 1.14 ft · 64°F 991 ft Fall
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06914990
1 cfs 2.73 ft 41°F 61°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06870300
1 cfs 19.99 ft · 64°F 1,252 ft Lower Smoky Hill
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06917000
1 cfs 2.76 ft · 61°F 799 ft Little Osage
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06911490
1 cfs · · 63°F 986 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07143300
1 cfs 3.71 ft · 64°F 1,650 ft Cow
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06879650
1 cfs 2.62 ft 32°F 63°F 1,110 ft Upper Kansas
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07172000
1 cfs 1.38 ft · 65°F 773 ft Caney
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06866900
1 cfs 2.21 ft · 64°F 2,225 ft Upper Saline
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07157940
1 cfs 4.70 ft · 65°F 1,711 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07137000
1 cfs 10.10 ft · 60°F 3,363 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06914950
1 cfs 1.67 ft 35°F 62°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07184000
0 cfs · 51°F 63°F 849 ft Middle Neosho
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07138020
0 cfs 4.73 ft · 62°F 3,135 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06873460
0 cfs 3.78 ft · 65°F 1,676 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06861000
0 cfs · 51°F 64°F 2,201 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06862850
0 cfs 2.17 ft · 65°F 1,888 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06873000
0 cfs 1.76 ft · 64°F 1,949 ft Upper South Fork Solomon
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06867500
0 cfs 8.43 ft · 65°F 1,622 ft Upper Saline
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06871500
0 cfs 3.47 ft · 64°F 1,810 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07143665
0 cfs · · 64°F 1,409 ft Little Arkansas
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07169800
0 cfs 2.05 ft · 65°F 921 ft Elk
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06827000
0 cfs 2.74 ft · 57°F 3,478 ft South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 06846500
0 cfs 2.98 ft · 60°F 2,530 ft Beaver
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 06871000
0 cfs 2.57 ft · 64°F 1,764 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07139000
0 cfs 5.18 ft · 63°F 2,830 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Deerfield, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07138070
0 cfs 5.96 ft 59°F 62°F 2,937 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07141220
0 cfs 3.30 ft · 65°F 1,962 ft Coon-Pickerel
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07140850
0 cfs 2.30 ft · 65°F 2,129 ft Pawnee
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07141200
0 cfs 6.29 ft · 65°F 2,082 ft Pawnee
Walnut C At Albert, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07141900
0 cfs 2.20 ft · 65°F 1,918 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07142300
0 cfs 2.62 ft · 65°F 1,968 ft Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
15 hours ago · USGS 07144201
0 cfs 2.58 ft · 65°F 1,335 ft Gar-Peace
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07144301
0 cfs 6.50 ft · 67°F 1,303 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks
14 hours ago · USGS 07157500
0 cfs 1.66 ft · 64°F 2,168 ft Crooked
Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of September 25, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 147% of normal across 148 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R At Lecompton is reporting the highest discharge at 4,040 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of September 25, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 4,040 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.