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ARKANSAS R RIVER

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ARKANSAS R AT WICHITA, KS

WICHITA, KS37.6433°N, -97.3352°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

491cfs

GAUGE HT

3.65ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

491cfs 25.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 493–667 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

651cfs

PERIOD LOW

491cfs

RUNNABLE

88%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.65ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

71°

MON

91°

68°

TUE

91°

69°

WED

93°

74°

THU

93°

76°

FRI

95°

76°

SAT

97°

77°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

90°

mild

90°

91°

89°

85°

80°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

72°

77°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

89°

86°

81°

78°

75°

74°

72°

70°

69°

70°

72°

74°

78°

81°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

88°

86°

84°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

76°

79°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

92°

91°

90°

88°

84°

83°

81°

80°

79°

77°

76°

78°

80°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

92°

91°

90°

89°

88°

85°

84°

83°

82°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ESE

G 6 mph

ESE

G11

G14

G13

G15

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

WNW

NNE

G12

G10

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

G12

G14

G13

G15

G13

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

G17

G18

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

G10

ENE

ESE

G12

G15

G14

G17

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

G10

SSW

SSE

G11

G15

ESE

G17

G20

SSE

G23

SSE

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

G19

G17

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

22%

few

22%

17%

12%

20%

26%

30%

14%

15%

13%

11%

31%

39%

17%

58%

35%

42%

32%

84%

100%

96%

100%

72%

33%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:18 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 33M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.6433, -97.3352

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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