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Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO

KANSAS CITY, MO39.0331°N, -94.6054°W Updated 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1cfs

GAUGE HT

35.74ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1cfs 4.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

500cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

35.74ft

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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.5in

≈ normal

25.54 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 23.9 in).

YTD Total

25.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.8–29.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.28" · normal 1.47" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.00" · normal 1.95" (0.4–3.6)

Feb

Mar: 2.89" · normal 3.09" (1.7–5.1)

Mar

Apr: 7.03" · normal 4.87" (2.8–6.7)

Apr

May: 6.18" · normal 5.54" (2.6–9.7)

May

Jun: 6.03" · normal 5.11" (1.7–8.9)

Jun

Jul: 1.13" (so far)· normal 3.74" (1.1–6.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.94" (1.7–6.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.69" (1.6–6.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.34" (1.1–5.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.42" (1.0–5.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.82" (0.6–3.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:35 UTC

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Station Location

39.0331, -94.6054

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC

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