* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241, 242, 243, 245 and 246. * TIMING...Until 6 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Total streamflow across the
Marmaton River
was last observed at
12
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
23
acre-ft of water today; about 2%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
642 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2019-05-22 when daily discharge volume was observed at
39,650 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Marmaton River Near Nevada
reporting a streamflow rate of 10.1 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott
with a gauge stage of 6.71 ft.
This river is monitored from 3 different streamgauging stations along the Marmaton River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 881 ft, the
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown.
| Last Updated | 2025-12-17 |
| Discharge Volume | 23 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
11.61 cfs
+1.08 cfs (+10.26%) |
| Percent of Normal | 1.81% |
| Maximum |
39,650.0 cfs
2019-05-22 |
| Seasonal Avg | 642 cfs |
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marmaton R Nr Uniontown
USGS 06917240 |
0 cfs | 0 ft | None | |||||
|
Marmaton R Nr Fort Scott
USGS 06917500 |
2 cfs | 6.71 ft | 251.16 | |||||
|
Marmaton River Near Nevada
USGS 06918060 |
10 cfs | 2.2 ft | 0 |
The Marmaton River (MAR-muh-tuhn) is a 102-mile-long (164 km) tributary of the Little Osage River in southeastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Little Osage, Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.