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Kansas River Levels & Streamflow

As of Nov 1, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 235% of normal across 147 USGS gauges — the highest is 5,450 cfs on the Kansas R At Desoto. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Kansas.

USGS gauges
147
State percent normal
235%
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Paddle runs
0
Updated
Nov 1
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Flow briefing · Nov 1, 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 235% of normal, with the Kansas R At Desoto reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,450 cfs and a gauge stage of 6.58 ft.

Meanwhile, the Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort is seeing a spike today — up 1659% 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 235%
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 Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.

235% of normal today
+151pts vs this day last year (84%)
200of 366 days below normal, past year
2904% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Oct 2023 202420252026 Nov 1, 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%: 60 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

147 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Kansas R At Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892350
5,450 cfs 6.58 ft 67°F 59°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Lecompton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891000
4,580 cfs 4.25 ft · 57°F 824 ft Lower Kansas
Kansas R At Topeka, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889000
4,190 cfs 7.61 ft · 57°F 854 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R Nr Belvue, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888350
3,750 cfs 11.96 ft · 56°F 940 ft Middle Kansas
Kansas R At Wamego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06887500
3,120 cfs 5.07 ft 69°F 56°F 955 ft Middle Kansas
Republican R At Clay Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06856600
1,960 cfs 11.67 ft 62°F 56°F 1,174 ft Lower Republican
Big Blue R Nr Manhattan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06887000
1,840 cfs 3.39 ft 63°F 56°F 992 ft Lower Big Blue
Black Vermillion R Nr Frankfort, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06885500
1,460 cfs 9.69 ft 56°F 56°F 1,108 ft Lower Big Blue
Kansas R At Fort Riley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06879100
778 cfs 5.36 ft · 57°F 1,038 ft Upper Kansas
Neosho R Nr Parsons, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07183500
750 cfs 8.07 ft 60°F 59°F 836 ft Middle Neosho
Big Blue R At Marysville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06882510
686 cfs 14.52 ft 64°F 55°F 1,134 ft Lower Big Blue
Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07146500
579 cfs 3.35 ft · 57°F 1,059 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Turkey C Nr Seneca, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06814000
466 cfs 4.54 ft · 56°F 1,063 ft South Fork Big Nemaha
Delaware R Nr Muscotah, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06890100
449 cfs 4.66 ft 80°F 57°F 924 ft Delaware
Smoky Hill R At Enterprise, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06877600
377 cfs 7.10 ft 66°F 56°F 1,117 ft Lower Smoky Hill
L Blue R Nr Barnes, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884400
339 cfs 4.97 ft · 55°F 1,142 ft Lower Little Blue
Neosho R Nr Iola, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07183000
295 cfs 7.13 ft 62°F 59°F 946 ft Upper Neosho
Republican R At Concordia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06856000
292 cfs 5.35 ft · 56°F 1,333 ft Lower Republican
Arkansas R At Derby, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144550
247 cfs · · 57°F 1,230 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Verdigris R Nr Altoona, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07166500
230 cfs 3.79 ft · 58°F 798 ft Upper Verdigris
Republican R Bl Milford Dam, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06857100
214 cfs 4.59 ft · 56°F 1,048 ft Lower Republican
Neosho R At Burlington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07182510
209 cfs 6.29 ft 65°F 57°F 992 ft Upper Neosho
Verdigris R At Independence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07170500
207 cfs 2.17 ft · 59°F 730 ft Middle Verdigris
Cottonwood R Nr Plymouth, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07182250
192 cfs 3.24 ft 73°F 56°F 1,128 ft Lower Cottonwood
Little Blue R At Hollenberg, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884025
185 cfs 2.11 ft · 54°F 1,219 ft Lower Little Blue
Ninnescah R Nr Peck, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145500
176 cfs 2.48 ft · 57°F 1,233 ft Ninnescah
Verdigris R At Coffeyville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07170990
174 cfs 3.12 ft 60°F 58°F 698 ft Middle Verdigris
Republican R At Scandia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06854500
172 cfs 1.11 ft · 55°F 1,426 ft Lower Republican
Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144300
153 cfs 2.67 ft · 57°F 1,265 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Republican R Nr Hardy, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06853500
152 cfs 2.05 ft 55°F 54°F 1,505 ft Middle Republican
Chikaskia R Nr Corbin, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07151500
148 cfs 2.51 ft 36°F 56°F 1,111 ft Chikaskia
Smoky Hill R Nr Mentor, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866500
137 cfs 4.33 ft · 56°F 1,251 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill R At Lindsborg, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866000
134 cfs 7.20 ft · 56°F 1,322 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Marais Des Cygnes R At La Cygne, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06915800
128 cfs 4.33 ft · 57°F 825 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Smoky Hill R Nr Langley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06865500
123 cfs 3.54 ft 63°F 55°F 1,417 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ottawa, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06913500
122 cfs 4.20 ft · 57°F 863 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Murdock, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145200
119 cfs 3.23 ft · 55°F 1,372 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Pomona, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06913000
104 cfs 1.35 ft · 57°F 895 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Solomon R At Niles, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876900
101 cfs 4.25 ft · 55°F 1,176 ft Solomon
Mill C Nr Paxico, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888500
92 cfs 3.54 ft · 57°F 990 ft Middle Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Hutchinson, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143330
90 cfs 1.96 ft · 55°F 1,470 ft Gar-Peace
Arkansas R At Syracuse, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138000
86 cfs 4.48 ft · 49°F 3,222 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Kendall, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138020
84 cfs 6.26 ft · 49°F 3,135 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Stranger C Nr Tonganoxie, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892000
84 cfs 2.71 ft · 59°F 806 ft Lower Kansas
Arkansas R Nr Coolidge, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07137500
77 cfs 2.69 ft 58°F 49°F 3,348 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Ks-Mo St Line, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06916600
77 cfs 3.50 ft · 58°F 765 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygnes R At Melvern, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911000
70 cfs 2.55 ft · 56°F 961 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Arkansas R Nr Maize, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143375
70 cfs 4.51 ft · 56°F 1,326 ft Gar-Peace
Soldier C Nr Delia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889200
69 cfs 6.05 ft · 57°F 938 ft Middle Kansas
Neosho R Nr Americus, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179730
66 cfs 3.20 ft · 56°F 1,123 ft Neosho Headwaters
Vermillion C Nr Wamego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06888000
66 cfs 3.19 ft · 56°F 1,015 ft Middle Kansas
Indian C At State Line Rd, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893390
65 cfs 10.44 ft 74°F 59°F 828 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Walnut R At Winfield, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07147800
60 cfs · · 57°F 1,112 ft Lower Walnut River
Smoky Hill R At Ellsworth, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06864500
58 cfs 1.51 ft · 54°F 1,534 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Cottonwood R Nr Florence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07180400
58 cfs 2.97 ft · 56°F 1,238 ft Upper Cottonwood
Medicine Lodge R Nr Kiowa, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07149000
52 cfs · · 55°F 1,289 ft Medicine Lodge
Solomon R Nr Minneapolis, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876440
51 cfs 2.31 ft · 55°F 1,249 ft Solomon
Arkansas R Nr Nickerson, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142680
50 cfs 8.97 ft · 54°F 1,602 ft Gar-Peace
Mill C At Washington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06884200
41 cfs 2.09 ft · 55°F 1,274 ft Lower Little Blue
Nf Ninnescah R Ab Cheney Re, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144780
38 cfs 5.89 ft 64°F 55°F 1,467 ft North Fork Ninnescah
Solomon R At Beloit, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876000
37 cfs 2.80 ft · 55°F 1,361 ft Solomon
Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144301
36 cfs 6.60 ft · 57°F 1,303 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Saline R At Tescott, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06869500
33 cfs 6.64 ft · 54°F 1,301 ft Lower Saline
Soldier C Nr Topeka, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06889500
33 cfs · · 57°F 866 ft Middle Kansas
Hundred And Ten Mile C Nr Quenemo, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06912500
32 cfs 2.78 ft · 56°F 923 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Verdigris R Nr Virgil, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07165750
27 cfs 6.86 ft · 58°F 964 ft Upper Verdigris
Smoky Hill R Nr Russell, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06864000
23 cfs 4.01 ft · 54°F 1,700 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Nf Solomon R At Portis, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06872500
23 cfs 3.93 ft · 54°F 1,511 ft Lower North Fork Solomon
Whitewater R At Towanda, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07147070
20 cfs 1.69 ft · 57°F 1,242 ft Upper Walnut River
Dragoon C Nr Burlingame, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911900
20 cfs 8.09 ft · 56°F 1,032 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Salt C Nr Ada, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06876700
20 cfs 4.41 ft · 55°F 1,269 ft Solomon
Indian C At Overland Park, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893300
19 cfs 5.63 ft 79°F 59°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Cimarron River Near Forgan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07156900
19 cfs 2.75 ft · 53°F 2,326 ft Upper Cimarron-Liberal
Saline R Nr Russell, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06867000
19 cfs 4.65 ft · 54°F 1,563 ft Upper Saline
Fall R At Fredonia, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07169500
18 cfs 3.02 ft · 58°F 836 ft Fall
Chapman C Nr Chapman, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06878000
16 cfs 4.43 ft · 55°F 1,130 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Marais Des Cygnes R Nr Reading, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06910800
16 cfs 2.72 ft 49°F 56°F 1,087 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Mill C At Johnson Drive, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892513
15 cfs 44.96 ft 35°F 59°F 751 ft Lower Kansas
L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144200
12 cfs 1.02 ft · 56°F 1,325 ft Little Arkansas
Cedar C Nr Cedar Point, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07180500
12 cfs 3.88 ft · 56°F 1,278 ft Upper Cottonwood
Cedar C Nr Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892495
12 cfs 57.28 ft 35°F 59°F 759 ft Lower Kansas
Tomahawk C Nr Overland Park, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893350
12 cfs 2.31 ft 42°F 59°F 860 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Big Bull C Nr Hillsdale, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06915000
12 cfs 2.04 ft · 58°F 889 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Wakarusa R Nr Lawrence, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891500
11 cfs 4.27 ft · 57°F 840 ft Lower Kansas
Slate C At Wellington, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07145700
11 cfs 4.21 ft · 57°F 1,174 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Kill C At 95 St Nr Desoto, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06892360
11 cfs 5.04 ft 60°F 59°F 775 ft Lower Kansas
Sf Ninnescah R Nr Pratt, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144910
10 cfs 2.97 ft · 53°F 1,833 ft South Fork Ninnescah
Salt C At Lyndon, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06911490
10 cfs · · 56°F 986 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Solomon R Nr Glen Elder, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06875900
10 cfs 7.42 ft · 55°F 1,386 ft Solomon
N Cottonwood R Bl Marion Lk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179795
10 cfs 4.68 ft · 57°F 1,307 ft Upper Cottonwood
L Arkansas R Nr Sedgwick, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144100
10 cfs 1.75 ft 65°F 55°F 1,344 ft Little Arkansas
Gypsum C Nr Gypsum, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06870300
9 cfs 19.75 ft · 56°F 1,252 ft Lower Smoky Hill
Blue R At Kenneth Rd, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893100
9 cfs 5.05 ft 63°F 59°F 864 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Sf Solomon R At Osborne, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06874000
7 cfs 3.11 ft · 55°F 1,529 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Smoky Hill R At Pfeifer, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06863000
6 cfs 1.63 ft · 52°F 1,825 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Pottawatomie C At Lane, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914500
6 cfs 5.55 ft · 57°F 862 ft Upper Marais Des Cygnes
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917500
6 cfs 6.92 ft · 62°F 788 ft Marmaton
Blue R Nr Stanley, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06893080
6 cfs 3.79 ft · 59°F 890 ft Lower Missouri-Crooked
Saline R At Wilson Dam, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06868200
6 cfs 2.84 ft · 54°F 1,449 ft Lower Saline
Neosho R At Council Grove, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07179500
5 cfs 7.90 ft 45°F 56°F 1,223 ft Neosho Headwaters
Bow C Nr Stockton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06871500
5 cfs 3.98 ft · 53°F 1,810 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Great Bend, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141300
4 cfs · 56°F 54°F 1,842 ft Coon-Pickerel
Big Bull C Nr Edgerton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914950
4 cfs 2.00 ft 35°F 59°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Big C Nr Hays, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06863500
4 cfs 4.65 ft · 52°F 1,975 ft Big
Smoky Hill R Nr Schoenchen, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06862700
4 cfs 3.02 ft · 52°F 1,917 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Bluff Creek Nr Buttermilk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157940
4 cfs 4.93 ft · 53°F 1,711 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
Rattlesnake C Nr Zenith, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142575
4 cfs 11.85 ft · 53°F 1,797 ft Rattlesnake
White Rock C Nr Burr Oak, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06853800
4 cfs 1.48 ft · 55°F 1,612 ft Middle Republican
L Arkansas R At Hwy 50 Nr Halstead, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143672
4 cfs 5.70 ft 66°F 55°F 1,393 ft Little Arkansas
Crooked C Nr Englewood, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157500
4 cfs 2.48 ft · 53°F 2,168 ft Crooked
Wakarusa R Nr Richland, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06891260
4 cfs 3.40 ft 57°F 57°F 898 ft Lower Kansas
L Osage R At Fulton, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917000
4 cfs 2.95 ft · 59°F 799 ft Little Osage
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06917240
3 cfs · 60°F 62°F 881 ft Marmaton
Smoky Hill R Bl Schoenchen, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06862850
3 cfs 2.80 ft · 52°F 1,888 ft Middle Smoky Hill
Cow C Nr Lyons, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143300
3 cfs 3.67 ft · 54°F 1,650 ft Cow
Walnut C At Nekoma, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141780
3 cfs 6.69 ft · 52°F 2,023 ft Lower Walnut Creek
L Bull C Nr Spring Hill, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06914990
2 cfs 2.84 ft 41°F 59°F 938 ft Lower Marais Des Cygnes
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07157740
2 cfs 6.98 ft · 53°F 1,713 ft Upper Cimarron-Bluff
L Arkansas R At Alta Mills, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07143665
2 cfs · · 55°F 1,409 ft Little Arkansas
Kings C Nr Manhattan, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06879650
2 cfs 2.92 ft 32°F 57°F 1,110 ft Upper Kansas
Labette C Nr Oswego, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07184500
2 cfs 5.51 ft · 59°F 827 ft Middle Neosho
Smoky Hill R At Elkader, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06860000
2 cfs 4.68 ft · 54°F 2,629 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Sappa C Nr Lyle, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06845110
2 cfs 5.15 ft · 56°F 2,244 ft Lower Sappa
Cowskin C At 119th St At Wichita, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144480
1 cfs 6.68 ft · 57°F 1,322 ft Middle Arkansas-Slate
Elk R At Elk Falls, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07169800
1 cfs 2.08 ft · 58°F 921 ft Elk
Pawnee R At Rozel, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141200
1 cfs 7.05 ft · 52°F 2,082 ft Pawnee
Caney R Nr Elgin, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07172000
1 cfs 1.42 ft · 57°F 773 ft Caney
Sf Solomon R At Woodston, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06873460
1 cfs 4.07 ft · 54°F 1,676 ft Lower South Fork Solomon
Otter C At Climax, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07167500
1 cfs 1.16 ft · 57°F 991 ft Fall
Lightning C Nr Mccune, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07184000
1 cfs · 51°F 60°F 849 ft Middle Neosho
Saline R Nr Wakeeney, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06866900
0 cfs 2.14 ft · 52°F 2,225 ft Upper Saline
Sf Solomon R Ab Webster Re, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06873000
0 cfs 1.88 ft · 52°F 1,949 ft Upper South Fork Solomon
Smoky Hill R Nr Arnold, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06861000
0 cfs · 51°F 51°F 2,201 ft Upper Smoky Hill
Prairie Dog C Ab Keith Sebelius Lake, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06847900
0 cfs 3.30 ft · 55°F 2,347 ft Prairie Dog
Paradise C Nr Paradise, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06867500
0 cfs 8.41 ft · 54°F 1,622 ft Upper Saline
Sf Republican R Nr Co-Ks St Line, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06827000
0 cfs 2.74 ft · 52°F 3,478 ft South Fork Republican
Beaver C At Cedar Bluffs, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06846500
0 cfs 2.98 ft · 53°F 2,530 ft Beaver
Prairie Dog C Nr Woodruff, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06848500
0 cfs 1.53 ft · 53°F 2,032 ft Prairie Dog
Nf Solomon R At Glade, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 06871000
0 cfs 2.56 ft · 53°F 1,764 ft Upper North Fork Solomon
Arkansas R At Garden City, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07139000
0 cfs 5.18 ft · 49°F 2,830 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R At Deerfield, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07138070
0 cfs 5.95 ft 59°F 49°F 2,937 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Frontier Ditch Nr Coolidge, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07137000
0 cfs 9.37 ft · 49°F 3,363 ft Middle Arkansas-Lake Mckinney
Arkansas R Nr Larned, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141220
0 cfs 3.41 ft · 53°F 1,962 ft Coon-Pickerel
Pawnee R Nr Burdett, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07140850
0 cfs 2.26 ft · 52°F 2,129 ft Pawnee
Walnut C At Albert, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07141900
0 cfs 2.22 ft · 53°F 1,918 ft Lower Walnut Creek
Rattlesnake C Nr Macksville, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07142300
0 cfs 2.96 ft · 53°F 1,968 ft Rattlesnake
Floodway At L Arkansas R At Valley Center, Ks
1 day ago · USGS 07144201
0 cfs 2.58 ft · 56°F 1,335 ft Gar-Peace
Flow report FAQ

About Kansas streamflow

What are river levels like in Kansas right now?

As of November 1, 2026, Kansas rivers are running at 235% of normal across 147 USGS streamgauges, and the Kansas R At Desoto is reporting the highest discharge at 5,450 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Kansas river is running highest right now?

As of November 1, 2026, the highest discharge in Kansas is 5,450 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.