About this river
Kansas River is a 7.5 mile river near Shawnee Mission Park Marina in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kansas R at Desoto, KS (site 06892350). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1918 to 2026
Kansas River typically runs highest in June, at a median 9,535 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2,090 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 486,000 cfs, in 1951.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,090 | 1,270 to 3,550 | |
| February | 2,570 | 1,430 to 5,040 | |
| March | 3,320 | 1,810 to 7,440 | |
| April | 4,300 | 1,985 to 9,560 | |
| May | 6,220 | 2,770 to 14,600 | |
| June | 9,535 | 4,205 to 19,000 | |
| July | 5,660 | 2,870 to 12,200 | |
| August | 3,540 | 2,100 to 7,130 | |
| September | 2,915 | 1,690 to 6,650 | |
| October | 2,350 | 1,390 to 5,080 | |
| November | 2,200 | 1,290 to 3,815 | |
| December | 2,210 | 1,240 to 4,550 |
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 109 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kansas R at Desoto, KS (site 06892350). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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