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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 45 min ago

FLOW RATE

463cfs

GAUGE HT

3.27ft

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

8mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

463cfs 15.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 418–566 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

519cfs

PERIOD LOW

463cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.27ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

69°

MON

90°

66°

TUE

88°

69°

WED

89°

69°

THU

91°

70°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

95°

75°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

67°

72°

77°

81°

83°

87°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

83°

80°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

74°

80°

85°

86°

87°

88°

87°

84°

80°

76°

74°

72°

70°

69°

70°

74°

77°

79°

82°

85°

87°

88°

89°

87°

84°

83°

81°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

71°

75°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

90°

91°

90°

87°

85°

82°

78°

77°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

74°

78°

81°

84°

85°

87°

89°

90°

91°

89°

87°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

G14

G15

G13

G10

ESE

G10

G11

G10

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G10

G12

G10

ESE

G10

G13

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G11

G13

G12

G11

G10

SSE

G11

G23

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G19

G20

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

17%

25%

16%

12%

18%

10%

98%

12%

14%

15%

14%

72%

100%

13%

42%

100%

66%

18%

19%

16%

100%

17%

100%

44%

20%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:11 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

4% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

38.3851, -96.1814

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 23:30 UTC

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