USGS · 07182000

COTTONWOOD R RIVER

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COTTONWOOD R AT COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS

CHASE COUNTY, KS38.3877°N, -96.5973°W Updated 43 min ago

FLOW RATE

258cfs

GAUGE HT

8.51ft

AIR TEMP

90°F

WIND

10mph ENE

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

258cfs 20.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 233–315 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

295cfs

PERIOD LOW

256cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.51ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

69°

MON

92°

68°

TUE

89°

67°

WED

89°

68°

THU

91°

71°

FRI

93°

70°

SAT

97°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

82°

79°

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75°

74°

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70°

69°

68°

74°

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88°

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76°

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82°

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90°

91°

89°

90°

88°

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81°

79°

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78°

75°

74°

72°

71°

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73°

78°

83°

85°

88°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph ENE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

G14

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G12

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

G17

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

ENE

ESE

G13

ESE

G15

G13

G14

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

G11

G14

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G12

G15

G24

SSW

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G16

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

35%

94%

36%

34%

50%

41%

20%

17%

100%

53%

41%

100%

92%

74%

14%

11%

14%

70%

100%

89%

26%

15%

50%

85%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

977

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

38.3877, -96.5973

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 19:00 UTC

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