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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

506cfs

GAUGE HT

3.40ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

9mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

506cfs 94.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 613–829 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

12,009cfs

PERIOD LOW

282cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.40ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

69°

MON

91°

67°

TUE

88°

67°

WED

87°

69°

THU

90°

71°

FRI

90°

69°

SAT

93°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

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68°

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82°

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81°

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79°

76°

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69°

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82°

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81°

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78°

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79°

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72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph ENE

G 12 mph

G12

ENE

G12

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

NNE

ESE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

G11

SSE

ESE

ENE

G13

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

ENE

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

G12

G11

G10

SSE

SSW

ESE

SSE

ESE

G10

G12

G11

SSE

G11

G23

G14

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

G13

G14

G15

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

52%

54%

11%

12%

10%

45%

35%

100%

94%

20%

100%

72%

92%

11%

16%

63%

100%

90%

50%

100%

83%

13%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

980

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

4% illuminated

Station Location

38.3851, -96.1814

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

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