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Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Nov 13, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 407% of normal across 148 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,030 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
407%
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Paddle runs
0
Updated
Nov 13
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Flow briefing · Nov 13, 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 407% of normal, with the Kansas R At Lecompton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,030 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.67 ft.

Meanwhile, the Kansas R At Topeka is seeing a spike today — up 4% 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.

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Active weather warnings for Kansas

# Kansas Storm Center Alert

Kansas residents across northwest and west-central regions should exercise extreme caution this morning due to Dense Fog Advisories in effect until 10-11 AM. Visibility has been reduced to a quarter-mile in affected areas, creating hazardous driving conditions. The advisory impacts portions of northwest Kansas and extends into Finney, Haskell, Seward, Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens, Lane, and Scott Counties. Freezing fog conditions are also occurring east of Highway 83 where temperatures remain at or below freezing. Motorists are urged to reduce speeds, use headlights, and exercise heightened caution on roadways until conditions improve.

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 407%
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.

407% of normal today
+327pts vs this day last year (80%)
188of 366 days below normal, past year
2904% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Nov 2023 202420252026 Nov 13, 2026

799 daily readings from 135 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%: 70 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

148 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06892350
6,930 cfs 7.18 ft 55°F 29°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06891000
6,420 cfs 5.06 ft · 29°F 824 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Topeka, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06889000
6,090 cfs 8.64 ft · 28°F 854 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06888350
5,500 cfs 12.77 ft · 28°F 940 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06887500
5,280 cfs 6.17 ft 69°F 28°F 955 ft Middle Kansas
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06887000
3,660 cfs 5.42 ft 58°F 29°F 992 ft Lower Big Blue
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06879100
2,120 cfs 6.83 ft · 29°F 1,038 ft Upper Kansas
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06857100
1,190 cfs 6.63 ft · 29°F 1,048 ft Lower Republican
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06882510
1,140 cfs 15.54 ft 49°F 26°F 1,134 ft Lower Big Blue
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07182510
1,060 cfs 7.91 ft 56°F 30°F 992 ft Upper Neosho
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07183500
980 cfs 8.29 ft 60°F 31°F 836 ft Middle Neosho
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07183000
928 cfs 7.62 ft 62°F 30°F 946 ft Upper Neosho
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06877600
852 cfs 8.52 ft 51°F 29°F 1,117 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06876000
646 cfs 6.37 ft · 29°F 1,361 ft Solomon
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07146500
557 cfs 3.31 ft · 32°F 1,059 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06884400
556 cfs 5.53 ft · 26°F 1,142 ft Lower Little Blue
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06884025
496 cfs 2.94 ft · 25°F 1,219 ft Lower Little Blue
Solomon R At Niles, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06876900
494 cfs 7.46 ft · 29°F 1,176 ft Solomon
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06856600
491 cfs 8.21 ft 50°F 28°F 1,174 ft Lower Republican
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06876440
482 cfs 4.26 ft · 29°F 1,249 ft Solomon
Republican R At Concordia, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06856000
410 cfs 5.67 ft · 28°F 1,333 ft Lower Republican
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06875900
409 cfs 10.05 ft · 29°F 1,386 ft Solomon
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06916600
397 cfs 4.75 ft · 28°F 765 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06915800
387 cfs 5.21 ft · 28°F 825 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Republican R At Scandia, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06854500
300 cfs 1.55 ft · 28°F 1,426 ft Lower Republican
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06853500
239 cfs 2.59 ft 55°F 28°F 1,505 ft Middle Republican
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07182250
238 cfs 3.51 ft 73°F 27°F 1,128 ft Lower Cottonwood
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144550
222 cfs · · 33°F 1,230 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07145500
188 cfs 2.41 ft · 33°F 1,233 ft Ninnescah
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07137500
150 cfs 3.26 ft 52°F 35°F 3,348 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07138000
145 cfs 4.93 ft · 36°F 3,222 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07138020
138 cfs 6.81 ft · 36°F 3,135 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06866500
117 cfs 4.23 ft · 27°F 1,251 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07151500
116 cfs 2.40 ft 36°F 33°F 1,111 ft Chikaskia
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06866000
114 cfs 7.03 ft · 28°F 1,322 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06892000
114 cfs 2.97 ft · 28°F 806 ft Lower Kansas
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07144300
113 cfs 2.51 ft · 34°F 1,265 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06890100
110 cfs 3.11 ft 80°F 27°F 924 ft Delaware
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07145200
108 cfs 3.16 ft · 33°F 1,372 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06865500
101 cfs 3.38 ft 57°F 28°F 1,417 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06885500
91 cfs 3.31 ft 56°F 27°F 1,108 ft Lower Big Blue
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06888500
88 cfs 3.52 ft · 28°F 990 ft Middle Kansas
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07179730
84 cfs 3.34 ft · 29°F 1,123 ft Neosho Headwaters
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07143330
81 cfs 1.88 ft · 30°F 1,470 ft Gar-Peace
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06913500
73 cfs 3.89 ft · 29°F 863 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06913000
73 cfs 1.18 ft · 29°F 895 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07147800
68 cfs · · 32°F 1,112 ft Lower Walnut River
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07143375
63 cfs 4.47 ft · 32°F 1,326 ft Gar-Peace
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06888000
61 cfs 3.16 ft · 29°F 1,015 ft Middle Kansas
Mill C At Washington, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06884200
61 cfs 2.29 ft · 26°F 1,274 ft Lower Little Blue
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06864500
59 cfs 1.52 ft · 28°F 1,534 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06889500
59 cfs · · 28°F 866 ft Middle Kansas
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07180400
53 cfs 2.94 ft · 27°F 1,238 ft Upper Cottonwood
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07142680
48 cfs 8.93 ft · 30°F 1,602 ft Gar-Peace
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07170500
47 cfs 1.17 ft · 32°F 730 ft Middle Verdigris
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07149000
47 cfs · · 32°F 1,289 ft Medicine Lodge
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06893390
45 cfs 10.32 ft 74°F 30°F 828 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07165750
44 cfs 7.03 ft · 30°F 964 ft Upper Verdigris
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06876700
43 cfs 5.09 ft · 29°F 1,269 ft Solomon
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07170990
43 cfs 2.48 ft 60°F 31°F 698 ft Middle Verdigris
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06814000
42 cfs 1.22 ft · 27°F 1,063 ft South Fork Big Nemaha
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06867000
42 cfs 5.00 ft · 29°F 1,563 ft Upper Saline
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06914500
40 cfs 5.76 ft · 29°F 862 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144780
40 cfs 5.94 ft 50°F 32°F 1,467 ft North Fork Ninnescah
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06889200
36 cfs 5.68 ft · 28°F 938 ft Middle Kansas
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06912500
35 cfs 2.81 ft · 29°F 923 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06872500
32 cfs 4.07 ft · 30°F 1,511 ft Lower North Fork Solomon
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06864000
31 cfs 4.13 ft · 30°F 1,700 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07144301
27 cfs 6.56 ft · 33°F 1,303 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Saline R At Tescott, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06869500
27 cfs 6.86 ft · 29°F 1,301 ft Lower Saline
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06910800
26 cfs 2.85 ft 49°F 29°F 1,087 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07166500
23 cfs 3.21 ft · 31°F 798 ft Upper Verdigris
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07156900
21 cfs 2.81 ft · 34°F 2,326 ft Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07147070
21 cfs 1.70 ft · 30°F 1,242 ft Upper Walnut River
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06893300
20 cfs 5.61 ft 79°F 30°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06917000
19 cfs 3.35 ft · 28°F 799 ft Little Osage
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06911900
19 cfs 8.08 ft · 28°F 1,032 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07169500
18 cfs 3.02 ft · 31°F 836 ft Fall
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06892495
18 cfs 57.33 ft 35°F 29°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06878000
17 cfs 4.40 ft · 30°F 1,130 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06874000
17 cfs 3.42 ft · 30°F 1,529 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06892513
17 cfs 44.97 ft 35°F 29°F 751 ft Lower Kansas
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06891260
16 cfs 3.81 ft 57°F 29°F 898 ft Lower Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06911000
16 cfs 2.14 ft · 29°F 961 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Big C Nr Hays, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06863500
15 cfs 5.00 ft · 30°F 1,975 ft Big
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06917240
15 cfs · 60°F 29°F 881 ft Marmaton
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06893100
14 cfs 5.17 ft 50°F 30°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06911490
13 cfs · · 29°F 986 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07180500
13 cfs 3.90 ft · 28°F 1,278 ft Upper Cottonwood
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06892360
13 cfs 5.08 ft 60°F 29°F 775 ft Lower Kansas
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144200
12 cfs 1.01 ft · 32°F 1,325 ft Little Arkansas
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06891500
11 cfs 4.26 ft · 29°F 840 ft Lower Kansas
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06893080
11 cfs 3.91 ft · 29°F 890 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144100
9 cfs 1.74 ft 52°F 31°F 1,344 ft Little Arkansas
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06870300
9 cfs 19.75 ft · 28°F 1,252 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Slate C At Wellington, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07145700
9 cfs 4.14 ft · 33°F 1,174 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07179500
8 cfs 7.96 ft 45°F 29°F 1,223 ft Neosho Headwaters
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06915000
8 cfs 1.98 ft · 28°F 889 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06868200
8 cfs 2.94 ft · 29°F 1,449 ft Lower Saline
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07169800
7 cfs 2.34 ft · 31°F 921 ft Elk
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06917500
7 cfs 6.93 ft · 28°F 788 ft Marmaton
Southside Ditch Nr Lakin, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07138063
6 cfs 2.31 ft · 36°F 3,059 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07141780
6 cfs 6.95 ft · 30°F 2,023 ft Lower Walnut Creek
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06853800
6 cfs 1.67 ft · 29°F 1,612 ft Middle Republican
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07157940
6 cfs 5.04 ft · 34°F 1,711 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144910
5 cfs 2.74 ft · 32°F 1,833 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06863000
5 cfs 1.55 ft · 29°F 1,825 ft Middle Smoky Hill
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07179795
5 cfs 4.57 ft · 31°F 1,307 ft Upper Cottonwood
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06893350
5 cfs 2.16 ft 42°F 29°F 860 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06871500
4 cfs 4.06 ft · 29°F 1,810 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07157500
4 cfs 2.45 ft · 34°F 2,168 ft Crooked
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07142575
4 cfs 11.87 ft · 30°F 1,797 ft Rattlesnake
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07143672
4 cfs 5.72 ft 52°F 31°F 1,393 ft Little Arkansas
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07184500
4 cfs 5.64 ft · 31°F 827 ft Middle Neosho
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06862700
4 cfs 3.00 ft · 29°F 1,917 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06862850
4 cfs 2.82 ft · 29°F 1,888 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07141300
3 cfs · 56°F 30°F 1,842 ft Coon-Pickerel
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06914950
3 cfs 1.92 ft 35°F 28°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06873000
3 cfs 2.16 ft · 29°F 1,949 ft Upper South Fork Solomon
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07141200
2 cfs 7.19 ft · 30°F 2,082 ft Pawnee
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06914990
2 cfs 2.81 ft 41°F 29°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07172000
2 cfs 1.47 ft · 33°F 773 ft Caney
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07143300
2 cfs 3.65 ft · 29°F 1,650 ft Cow
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06860000
1 cfs 4.64 ft · 33°F 2,629 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Otter C At Climax, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07167500
1 cfs 1.23 ft · 30°F 991 ft Fall
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06879650
1 cfs 2.87 ft 32°F 30°F 1,110 ft Upper Kansas
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06847900
1 cfs 3.36 ft · 29°F 2,347 ft Prairie Dog
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07157740
1 cfs 6.97 ft · 34°F 1,713 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07143665
1 cfs · · 30°F 1,409 ft Little Arkansas
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06845110
1 cfs 5.21 ft · 29°F 2,244 ft Lower Sappa
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06873460
1 cfs 4.00 ft · 29°F 1,676 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144480
0 cfs 6.65 ft · 33°F 1,322 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06867500
0 cfs 8.50 ft · 30°F 1,622 ft Upper Saline
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06866900
0 cfs 2.12 ft · 30°F 2,225 ft Upper Saline
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06861000
0 cfs · 51°F 32°F 2,201 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 06827000
0 cfs 2.74 ft · 37°F 3,478 ft South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06846500
0 cfs 2.99 ft · 30°F 2,530 ft Beaver
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06848500
0 cfs 1.53 ft · 29°F 2,032 ft Prairie Dog
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 06871000
0 cfs 2.57 ft · 28°F 1,764 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07139000
0 cfs 5.18 ft · 35°F 2,830 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Deerfield, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07138070
0 cfs 5.95 ft 59°F 35°F 2,937 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07137000
0 cfs 9.37 ft · 35°F 3,363 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07141220
0 cfs 3.42 ft · 30°F 1,962 ft Coon-Pickerel
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07140850
0 cfs 2.26 ft · 30°F 2,129 ft Pawnee
Walnut C At Albert, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07141900
0 cfs 2.20 ft · 30°F 1,918 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07142300
0 cfs 2.96 ft · 31°F 1,968 ft Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
13 hours ago · USGS 07144201
0 cfs 2.58 ft · 32°F 1,335 ft Gar-Peace
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks
12 hours ago · USGS 07184000
0 cfs · 51°F 30°F 849 ft Middle Neosho
Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of November 13, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 407% of normal across 148 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R At Lecompton is reporting the highest discharge at 8,030 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of November 13, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 8,030 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.

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