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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 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

455cfs

GAUGE HT

3.25ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

6mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

455cfs 24.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 978–1,323 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11,791cfs

PERIOD LOW

455cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

3.25ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

69°

MON

90°

67°

TUE

92°

68°

WED

89°

69°

THU

91°

70°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

95°

75°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

73°

78°

81°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

82°

79°

77°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

73°

79°

83°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

91°

89°

85°

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°

84°

82°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph ESE

G 11 mph

G11

ESE

G11

G10

ESE

G10

G11

G10

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

G13

G12

G16

ESE

G15

G16

G12

ESE

G13

ESE

G17

ESE

G16

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

G12

G13

G15

G13

G17

G16

G13

SSE

G13

G10

SSE

G19

G22

G24

G26

G28

G24

G25

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G22

G25

G27

G28

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

12%

17%

27%

20%

13%

32%

12%

15%

37%

19%

16%

12%

18%

10%

98%

12%

14%

15%

14%

72%

100%

13%

42%

100%

66%

18%

19%

16%

100%

17%

100%

44%

20%

10%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:11 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

38.3851, -96.1814

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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