About this river
South Fork Cottonwood River is a 2.7 mile river near On the "X" Guide Service in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF Cottonwood R near Bazaar, KS (site 07182200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2013 to 2026
South Fork Cottonwood River typically runs highest in May, at a median 123 cfs, and lowest in October, at 9.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,120 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 8.0 to 83 | |
| February | 28 | 12 to 84 | |
| March | 34 | 12 to 139 | |
| April | 63 | 21 to 128 | |
| May | 123 | 36 to 336 | |
| June | 50 | 30 to 273 | |
| July | 26 | 7.3 to 69 | |
| August | 17 | 6.9 to 63 | |
| September | 14 | 3.2 to 65 | |
| October | 9.6 | 1.2 to 77 | |
| November | 14 | 4.0 to 69 | |
| December | 20 | 6.4 to 52 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for SF Cottonwood R near Bazaar, KS (site 07182200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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