River Levels
Kansas river levels
Live streamflow for 34 gauged Kansas reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
59% of gauged Kansas rivers are running above normal for the date, as of October 8, 2026.
Of 34 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 0 are below normal (0 of them much below), 14 are in the normal range, and 20 are above normal (4 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/kansas. The daily normals behind it are a free download.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Rivernear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 72,900 cfs15.24 ft | 49,000 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 69 yr record |
| Kansas Rivernear Hidden Adventures ks. | 22,300 cfs17.01 ft | 2,070 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 44 yr record |
| Kansas Rivernear Rent.Fun Kayak Rentals | 22,100 cfs-2.94 ft | 1,420 cfs | Above normal90th percentile · 14 yr record |
| Kansas Rivernear Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures | 20,000 cfs10.68 ft | 1,560 cfs | Above normal90th percentile · 10 yr record |
| Kansas Rivernear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 18,300 cfs12.72 ft | 1,940 cfs | Above normal85th percentile · 10 yr record |
| Marais des Cygnes Rivernear KC Watersports | 3,400 cfs9.69 ft | 79 cfs | Above normal82nd percentile · 42 yr record |
| Eightmile Creeknear Rent.Fun Kayak Rentals | 2,330 cfs10.88 ft | 44 cfs | Much above normal92nd percentile · 124 yr record |
| Platte Rivernear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 1,630 cfs7.97 ft | 148 cfs | Above normal82nd percentile · 47 yr record |
| Neosho Rivernear Hidden Adventures ks. | 1,550 cfs11.79 ft | 11 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 88 yr record |
| Hundred and Ten Mile Creeknear Rent.Fun Kayak Rentals | 968 cfs5.76 ft | 18 cfs | Much above normal95th percentile · 87 yr record |
| Arkansas Rivernear Flatwater Fitness & Fun | 349 cfs1.06 ft | 365 cfs | Normal47th percentile · 58 yr record |
| Mill Creeknear Hidden Adventures ks. | 222 cfs4.14 ft | 20 cfs | Above normal82nd percentile · 72 yr record |
| Stranger Creeknear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 125 cfs3.06 ft | 10 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Little Arkansas Rivernear Flatwater Fitness & Fun | 80 cfs2.81 ft | 32 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 33 yr record |
| Little Soldier Creeknear Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures | 78 cfs0.68 ft | 11 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 91 yr record |
| Soldier Creeknear Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures | 68 cfs6.01 ft | 6.3 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 68 yr record |
| Elm Creeknear Hidden Adventures ks. | 56 cfs3.11 ft | 1.5 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 57 yr record |
| Wakarusa Rivernear Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures | 27 cfs3.99 ft | 3.1 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 23 yr record |
| Dragoon Creeknear Hidden Adventures ks. | 27 cfs8.13 ft | 0.8 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 66 yr record |
| Pottawatomie Creeknear KC Watersports | 23 cfs5.61 ft | 2.3 cfs | Normal55th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Mill Creeknear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 22 cfs44.98 ft | 6.1 cfs | Normal63rd percentile · 24 yr record |
| Whitewater Rivernear Flatwater Fitness & Fun | 17 cfs1.66 ft | 23 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 65 yr record |
| Kill Creeknear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 15 cfs5.15 ft | 2.9 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 23 yr record |
| Cedar Creeknear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 14 cfs57.30 ft | 6.7 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 24 yr record |
| Indian Creeknear Shawnee Mission Park Marina | 13 cfs5.50 ft | 13 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 63 yr record |
| Salt Creeknear Hidden Adventures ks. | 10 cfs0.73 ft | 0.3 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 27 yr record |
| Bull Creeknear KC Watersports | 9.8 cfs2.01 ft | 9.8 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 68 yr record |
| Wakarusa Rivernear Rent.Fun Kayak Rentals | 9.5 cfs4.23 ft | 8.9 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Shunganunga Creeknear Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures | 8.4 cfs4.30 ft | 4.2 cfs | Normal74th percentile · 16 yr record |
| Wolf Creeknear KC Watersports | 7.7 cfs3.85 ft | 1.9 cfs | Normal68th percentile · 52 yr record |
| South Fork South Grand Rivernear KC Watersports | 4.8 cfs5.29 ft | 5.9 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 57 yr record |
| Cowskin Creeknear Flatwater Fitness & Fun | 4.0 cfs7.25 ft | 2.8 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 16 yr record |
| Little Bull Creeknear KC Watersports | 1.3 cfs2.75 ft | 1.0 cfs | Normal53rd percentile · 33 yr record |
| Walnut Rivernear Flatwater Fitness & Fun | 1.1 cfs5.51 ft | 4.9 cfs | Normal28th percentile · 17 yr record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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