About this river
Kansas River is a 21.4 mile river near Hidden Adventures ks. in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kansas R near Belvue, KS (site 06888350). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
Kansas River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,940 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,360 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 167,000 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,960 | 956 to 3,090 | |
| February | 2,290 | 1,080 to 3,810 | |
| March | 2,290 | 1,060 to 4,080 | |
| April | 2,640 | 1,175 to 5,840 | |
| May | 4,780 | 1,940 to 10,600 | |
| June | 6,940 | 3,030 to 15,050 | |
| July | 3,900 | 2,360 to 9,980 | |
| August | 2,780 | 1,570 to 6,720 | |
| September | 2,355 | 1,130 to 4,405 | |
| October | 1,580 | 1,060 to 3,820 | |
| November | 1,360 | 908 to 2,920 | |
| December | 2,620 | 948 to 5,270 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kansas R near Belvue, KS (site 06888350). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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