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BIG C NR HAYS, KS RIVER

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BIG C NR HAYS, KS

ELLIS COUNTY, KS38.8522°N, -99.3182°W Updated 20 hr ago

FLOW RATE

31cfs

GAUGE HT

5.42ft

AIR TEMP

91°F

WIND

8mph E

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

31cfs 62.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

476cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

34%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

5.42ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

92°

67°

MON

95°

66°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

94°

70°

THU

94°

72°

FRI

95°

71°

SAT

99°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph E

G 15 mph

G15

G14

G15

G16

G19

ESE

G14

ESE

G12

G11

ENE

G10

G14

SSW

G13

SSW

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

G14

G15

G13

SSE

G14

G11

G17

G12

ESE

G13

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G10

SSW

G11

ESE

G11

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G17

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G17

G14

G13

G27

G28

G26

G21

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

ESE

G10

G17

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G24

ESE

G27

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G26

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G25

SSE

G24

SSE

G24

G21

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

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G12

G13

G12

G14

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G16

G14

G21

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G24

SSE

G20

G16

SSE

G25

SSE

G25

SSW

G23

G24

G21

G23

G16

G17

G18

G19

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

23%

12%

11%

37%

63%

100%

98%

76%

17%

100%

51%

46%

71%

100%

64%

100%

83%

63%

31%

100%

13%

29%

38%

30%

14%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

950

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:22 AM

SUNSET

09:03 PM

14H 41M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

38.8522, -99.3182

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

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