River Levels
Kansas river levels
Live streamflow for 130 gauged Kansas reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
68% of gauged Kansas rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 26, 2026.
Of 63 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 7 are below normal (3 of them much below), 43 are in the normal range, and 13 are above normal (1 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/kansas.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas RiverKansas R at Desoto, KS | 7,940 cfs7.56 ft | 1,900 cfs | Above normal83rd percentile · 109 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 7.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Kansas RiverKansas R above Topeka Weir at Topeka, KS | 6,120 cfs6.53 ft | 1,400 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 10 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Neosho RiverNeosho R near Iola, KS | 2,330 cfs8.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 8.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Neosho RiverNeosho R at Burlington, KS | 2,320 cfs9.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Neosho RiverNeosho R near Parsons, KS | 2,180 cfs9.29 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 9.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Kansas RiverKansas R at Fort Riley, KS | 743 cfs5.31 ft | 603 cfs | Normal55th percentile · 62 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big Blue RiverBig Blue R at Marysville, KS | 651 cfs14.43 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Arkansas RiverArkansas R at Arkansas City, KS | 618 cfs3.42 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Big Blue RiverBig Blue River at Barneston, Nebr. | 452 cfs4.26 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Arkansas RiverArkansas R on Hwy 160 at Oxford, KS | 426 cfs7.52 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Smoky Hill RiverSmoky Hill R at Enterprise, KS | 416 cfs7.24 ft | 358 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 92 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Marais des Cygnes RiverMarais Des Cygnes R near Ottawa, KS | 330 cfs5.26 ft | 53 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 124 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Blue RiverL Blue R near Barnes, KS | 293 cfs4.83 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Republican RiverRepublican R at Clay Center, KS | 260 cfs7.51 ft | 214 cfs | Normal55th percentile · 109 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Republican RiverRepublican R at Concordia, KS | 258 cfs5.25 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cottonwood RiverCottonwood R near Plymouth, KS | 227 cfs3.45 ft | 124 cfs | Normal63rd percentile · 63 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Verdigris RiverVerdigris R near Altoona, KS | 215 cfs3.76 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Spring RiverSpring R near Baxter Springs, KS | 197 cfs2.84 ft | 424 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 17 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Marais des Cygnes RiverMarais Des Cygnes R near Ks-mo ST Line, KS | 194 cfs4.08 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Ninnescah RiverNinnescah R near Peck, KS | 185 cfs2.52 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Marais des Cygnes RiverMarais Des Cygnes R at LA Cygne, KS | 177 cfs4.54 ft | 94 cfs | Normal52nd percentile · 42 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Smoky Hill RiverSmoky Hill R near Mentor, KS | 139 cfs4.34 ft | 95 cfs | Normal65th percentile · 102 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Smoky Hill RiverSmoky Hill R at Lindsborg, KS | 138 cfs7.23 ft | 98 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 96 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Republican RiverRepublican R at Junction City, KS | 138 cfs4.30 ft | 140 cfs | Normal49th percentile · 59 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Smoky Hill RiverSmoky Hill R near Langley, KS | 129 cfs3.58 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Ninnescah RiverSF Ninnescah R near Murdock, KS | 113 cfs3.19 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Neosho RiverNeosho R at Burlingame RD near Emporia, KS | 99 cfs3.92 ft | 15 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 17 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Mill CreekMill C near Paxico, KS | 96 cfs3.57 ft | 22 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 72 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Arkansas RiverArkansas R at Syracuse, KS | 92 cfs4.53 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Arkansas RiverArkansas R near Hutchinson, KS | 84 cfs1.91 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Neosho RiverNeosho R near Americus, KS | 76 cfs3.28 ft | 27 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 63 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Walnut RiverWalnut R at Winfield, KS | 70 cfs0.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Delaware RiverDelaware R near Muscotah, KS | 68 cfs2.78 ft | 21 cfs | Normal73rd percentile · 57 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Smoky Hill RiverSmoky Hill R at Ellsworth, KS | 65 cfs1.58 ft | 45 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 131 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Stranger CreekStranger C near Tonganoxie, KS | 64 cfs2.51 ft | 12 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 97 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Black Vermillion RiverBlack Vermillion R near Frankfort, KS | 62 cfs3.09 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Vermillion CreekVermillion C near Wamego, KS | 61 cfs3.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Cottonwood RiverCottonwood R near Florence, KS | 53 cfs2.94 ft | 67 cfs | Normal40th percentile · 65 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Solomon RiverSolomon R near Minneapolis, KS | 51 cfs2.31 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Arkansas RiverArkansas R near Nickerson, KS | 48 cfs8.93 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Indian CreekIndian C at State Line RD, Leawood, KS | 39 cfs10.28 ft | 38 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 23 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| South Fork Big Nemaha RiverNorth Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr. | 37 cfs1.98 ft | 40 cfs | Normal45th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Solomon RiverSolomon R at Beloit, KS | 37 cfs2.80 ft | 56 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 97 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Little Soldier CreekSoldier C near Topeka, KS | 36 cfs0.20 ft | 16 cfs | Normal70th percentile · 91 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| North Fork Ninnescah RiverNF Ninnescah R above Cheney RE, KS | 34 cfs5.85 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Medicine Lodge RiverMedicine Lodge R near Kiowa, KS | 34 cfs-0.11 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Verdigris RiverVerdigris R near Virgil, KS | 33 cfs6.92 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Turkey CreekTurkey C near Seneca, KS | 30 cfs1.06 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| South Fork Cottonwood RiverSF Cottonwood R near Bazaar, KS | 29 cfs7.13 ft | 13 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 14 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Saline RiverSaline R at Tescott, KS | 29 cfs6.55 ft | 35 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 107 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Soldier CreekSoldier C near Delia, KS | 27 cfs5.53 ft | 9.5 cfs | Normal70th percentile · 68 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Stranger CreekStranger C at Easton, KS | 22 cfs2.59 ft | 8.7 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 11 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| North Fork Solomon RiverNF Solomon R at Portis, KS | 22 cfs3.91 ft | 20 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 81 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Marais des Cygnes RiverMarais Des Cygnes R near Reading, KS | 21 cfs2.79 ft | 1.4 cfs | Normal74th percentile · 57 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Wildcat CreekWildcat C at Scenic Drive, Manhattan, KS | 20 cfs2.96 ft | 2.1 cfs | Above normal84th percentile · 14 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Whitewater RiverWhitewater R at Towanda, KS | 18 cfs1.67 ft | 27 cfs | Normal37th percentile · 65 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Hundred and Ten Mile CreekHundred and Ten Mile C near Quenemo, KS | 18 cfs2.56 ft | 19 cfs | Normal43rd percentile · 87 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Salt CreekSalt C near Ada, KS | 17 cfs4.31 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Wakarusa RiverWakarusa R near Richland, KS | 16 cfs3.81 ft | 6.2 cfs | Normal68th percentile · 24 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Dragoon CreekDragoon C near Burlingame, KS | 16 cfs8.06 ft | 1.1 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 66 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 19 ft. NWS reads 8.06 ft here. |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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