About this river
North Fork Solomon River is a 26.7 mile river near Don's Guide Services in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Solomon R at Portis, KS (site 06872500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
North Fork Solomon River typically runs highest in June, at a median 55 cfs, and lowest in October, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,300 cfs, in 1951.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 17 to 48 | |
| February | 35 | 22 to 74 | |
| March | 40 | 23 to 86 | |
| April | 41 | 22 to 94 | |
| May | 49 | 26 to 131 | |
| June | 55 | 24 to 147 | |
| July | 40 | 19 to 105 | |
| August | 38 | 19 to 80 | |
| September | 27 | 14 to 53 | |
| October | 21 | 14 to 47 | |
| November | 24 | 15 to 49 | |
| December | 24 | 17 to 48 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Solomon R at Portis, KS (site 06872500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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