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North Fork Ninnescah River in Kansas

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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North Fork Ninnescah River is a 35.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Ninnescah R above Cheney RE, KS (site 07144780). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2026

North Fork Ninnescah River typically runs highest in March, at a median 104 cfs, and lowest in September, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,700 cfs, in 1980.

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Typical flow by month at NF Ninnescah R above Cheney RE, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8167 to 112
February9169 to 132
March10472 to 158
April10069 to 167
May9361 to 168
June8048 to 169
July4325 to 79
August3217 to 65
September3118 to 59
October5029 to 74
November6748 to 97
December7959 to 107

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Ninnescah R above Cheney RE, KS (site 07144780). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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