Neosho River in Kansas
Around here
Around Neosho River
- Flint Hills National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area14.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor CenterVisitor center20.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveRecreation area20.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Council Grove LakeRecreation area24.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Neosho River is a 46.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Neosho R at Burlingame RD near Emporia, KS (site 07179750). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Neosho River typically runs highest in May, at a median 274 cfs, and lowest in October, at 9.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,100 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 9.0 to 133 |
| February | 76 | 12 to 193 |
| March | 71 | 17 to 330 |
| April | 119 | 36 to 344 |
| May | 274 | 56 to 1,100 |
| June | 221 | 40 to 785 |
| July | 52 | 11 to 672 |
| August | 24 | 11 to 63 |
| September | 16 | 7.6 to 78 |
| October | 9.0 | 5.5 to 64 |
| November | 23 | 11 to 60 |
| December | 27 | 10 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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Neosho R at Burlingame RD near Emporia, KS (site 07179750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Neosho River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Chase State Fishing LakeChase State Fishing LakePublic
- Melvern-Arvonia CemetaryMarais des Cygnes River - Melvern LakePublic
- Lyon State Fishing LakeLyon State Fishing LakePublic
- Council Grove MarinaNeosho River - Council Grove LakePublic
- Kanza View ParkNeosho River - Council Grove LakePublic
- Richey Cove ParkRichey Creek - Council Grove LakePublic
- Council Grove-Neosho RiverNeosho RiverPublic
- Council Grove-Munkers CreekMunkers CreekPublic
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