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COTTONWOOD R RIVER

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COTTONWOOD R AT EMPORIA, KS

LYON COUNTY, KS38.3851°N, -96.1814°W Updated 26 min ago

FLOW RATE

492cfs

GAUGE HT

3.36ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

492cfs 12.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 468–633 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

629cfs

PERIOD LOW

492cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.36ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

69°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

87°

67°

WED

88°

69°

THU

90°

70°

FRI

90°

72°

SAT

92°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

90°

mild

90°

91°

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86°

81°

78°

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86°

87°

86°

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78°

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78°

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86°

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90°

87°

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83°

82°

79°

77°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph ENE

G 10 mph

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

G12

G14

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

ENE

NNW

ESE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

G11

SSE

ESE

ENE

G10

G11

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

G10

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

G10

G13

G15

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

14%

11%

48%

100%

55%

24%

86%

80%

100%

97%

38%

28%

23%

18%

11%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:11 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.3851, -96.1814

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:30 UTC

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