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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 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

10,610cfs

GAUGE HT

8.71ft

WATER TEMP

83°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

7mph NE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

10,610cfs 16.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 10,138–13,716 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19,460cfs

PERIOD LOW

8,605cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

8.71ft

Water Temperature

82.6°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

68°

MON

93°

67°

TUE

87°

67°

WED

89°

70°

THU

90°

72°

FRI

88°

71°

SAT

91°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

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80°

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81°

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86°

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82°

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83°

81°

77°

76°

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71°

73°

77°

81°

83°

85°

87°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph E

G 11 mph

G11

G10

NNE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

G14

G13

G12

G13

G15

G14

G12

G11

G10

NNE

WSW

ESE

ENE

ESE

G11

ESE

ENE

ESE

G10

ESE

G11

SSE

G12

ESE

G10

SSE

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G14

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

65%

50%

16%

70%

98%

100%

70%

91%

31%

16%

23%

31%

47%

55%

100%

76%

94%

100%

61%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

990

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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

4% illuminated

Station Location

38.9833, -94.9647

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

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