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KANSAS R RIVER

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KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS

DE SOTO, KS38.9833°N, -94.9647°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10,300cfs

GAUGE HT

8.62ft

WATER TEMP

82°F

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

7mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

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Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

10,300cfs 29.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,965–14,835 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

17,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

9,960cfs

RUNNABLE

32%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.62ft

Water Temperature

82.4°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

68°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

86°

67°

WED

89°

70°

THU

92°

71°

FRI

90°

73°

SAT

91°

72°

TIME

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TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NE

G 8 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

G10

ENE

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

G14

G13

G12

G13

G15

G14

G12

G11

G10

WSW

ENE

G10

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G11

G12

ESE

G11

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G11

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G10

ENE

ESE

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ESE

SSE

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SSE

ENE

NNE

G13

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

100%

96%

67%

45%

68%

100%

56%

11%

79%

100%

48%

29%

10%

11%

31%

100%

79%

28%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.9833, -94.9647

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

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