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Solomon R River
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SOLOMON R AT NILES, KS

OTTAWA COUNTY, KS38.9690°N, -97.4770°W Updated 33 min ago
FLOW RATE
275cfs
GAUGE HT
5.87ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
275cfs 49.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 237321 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
283cfs
PERIOD LOW
275cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.87ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

17.6in

≈ normal

17.6 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.2 in).

YTD Total

17.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.5–22.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.62" · normal 0.87" (0.3–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.32" · normal 1.31" (0.2–2.4)
Feb
Mar: 0.55" · normal 2.15" (0.5–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 3.86" · normal 3.37" (1.7–4.9)
Apr
May: 3.15" · normal 5.35" (2.4–8.4)
May
Jun: 7.18" · normal 4.22" (1.9–6.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.93" (so far)· normal 3.61" (1.2–6.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.24" (1.1–5.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.62" (1.1–4.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.48" (0.8–4.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.53" (0.3–3.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.33" (0.2–2.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:03 AM
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38.9690, -97.4770
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 09:30 UTC
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