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Around Marais des Cygnes River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Marais des Cygnes River is a 62.1 mile river near Let's Go Fishing Guide Service in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Marais Des Cygnes R near Ottawa, KS (site 06913500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1903 to 2026
Marais des Cygnes River typically runs highest in June, at a median 443 cfs, and lowest in September, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 134,000 cfs, in 1951.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 41 to 302 |
| February | 127 | 51 to 360 |
| March | 202 | 63 to 695 |
| April | 252 | 93 to 948 |
| May | 301 | 94 to 1,210 |
| June | 443 | 79 to 1,620 |
| July | 131 | 38 to 495 |
| August | 48 | 26 to 125 |
| September | 46 | 21 to 116 |
| October | 49 | 21 to 164 |
| November | 61 | 34 to 202 |
| December | 87 | 37 to 352 |
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 111 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Marais Des Cygnes R near Ottawa, KS (site 06913500). 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 Marais des Cygnes River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Melvern-Arvonia CemetaryMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
- Turkey PointMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
- Arrow RockMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
- Melvern Lake MarinaMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakeRestricted
- Melvern Lake Outlet ParkMarais des Cygnes RiverPublic
- Melvern-EastMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
- Melvern-WestMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
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