About this river
Saline River is a 90.5 mile river near Lake Wilson Marina in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saline R at Lincoln, KS (site 06868850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Saline River typically runs highest in June, at a median 74 cfs, and lowest in October, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,890 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 12 to 143 | |
| February | 19 | 13 to 97 | |
| March | 17 | 13 to 97 | |
| April | 27 | 19 to 129 | |
| May | 37 | 22 to 342 | |
| June | 74 | 20 to 587 | |
| July | 38 | 17 to 141 | |
| August | 33 | 15 to 94 | |
| September | 23 | 15 to 140 | |
| October | 15 | 8.3 to 81 | |
| November | 16 | 8.7 to 46 | |
| December | 15 | 11 to 129 |
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 Saline R at Lincoln, KS (site 06868850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saline River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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