Wakarusa River in Kansas
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Around Wakarusa River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wakarusa River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wakarusa R near Richland, KS (site 06891260). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Wakarusa River typically runs highest in May, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,800 cfs, in 2007.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1 | 1.8 to 41 |
| February | 15 | 4.7 to 52 |
| March | 26 | 6.4 to 73 |
| April | 39 | 14 to 92 |
| May | 53 | 19 to 143 |
| June | 31 | 11 to 85 |
| July | 8.0 | 1.2 to 32 |
| August | 3.9 | 0.6 to 14 |
| September | 3.0 | 0.3 to 15 |
| October | 2.5 | 0.3 to 16 |
| November | 3.4 | 0.8 to 12 |
| December | 4.4 | 1.7 to 18 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wakarusa R near Richland, KS (site 06891260). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wakarusa River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Clinton Lake-Rock CreekRock Creek - Clinton LakePublic
- Wakarusa River E100 RoadWakarusa RiverPublic
- Clinton Lake-2Wakarusa River - Clinton LakePublic
- Clinton LakeWakarusa River - Clinton LakePublic
- Clinton Lake-3 SouthWakarusa River - Clinton LakePublic
- Clinton Lake-3 NorthWakarusa River - Clinton LakePublic
- Clinton Lake-Coon CreekCoon Creek - Clinton LakePublic
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