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Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures

Delaware River near Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures

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About this river

Delaware River is a 26.2 mile river near Compass Point: Home of Dirty Girl Adventures in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Delaware R at Perry, KS (site 06890900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2026

Delaware River typically runs highest in June, at a median 404 cfs, and lowest in October, at 51 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,000 cfs, in 1995.

Typical flow by month at Delaware R at Perry, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January7827 to 251
February20034 to 458
March14053 to 520
April10443 to 488
May21267 to 1,010
June40481 to 1,480
July14847 to 824
August6727 to 402
September5426 to 217
October5126 to 278
November5926 to 225
December16431 to 574

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Delaware R at Perry, KS (site 06890900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Delaware River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Rock CreekDelaware River - Perry LakePublic
  • Devils GapDelaware River - Perry LakePublic
  • Pelican PointDelaware River - Perry LakePublic
  • SerenityRock Creek - Perry LakePublic
  • Perry-SouthRock Creek - Perry LakePublic
  • Rock Creek Marina and ResortRock Creek - Perry LakeRestricted
  • Main StreetDelaware River - Perry LakePublic
  • LongviewDelaware River - Perry LakePublic
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