About this river
Kansas River is a 21.5 mile river near Milford Lake Yacht Club in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kansas R at Fort Riley, KS (site 06879100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Kansas River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,500 cfs, and lowest in November, at 648 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 83,700 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 811 | 428 to 1,410 | |
| February | 931 | 494 to 1,700 | |
| March | 1,080 | 441 to 2,270 | |
| April | 1,090 | 456 to 2,810 | |
| May | 1,730 | 659 to 4,230 | |
| June | 2,500 | 1,020 to 5,530 | |
| July | 1,940 | 839 to 4,200 | |
| August | 1,270 | 640 to 3,190 | |
| September | 1,050 | 496 to 2,215 | |
| October | 735 | 463 to 1,800 | |
| November | 648 | 411 to 1,410 | |
| December | 992 | 423 to 2,100 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kansas R at Fort Riley, KS (site 06879100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Kansas River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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