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Around Walnut River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Walnut River is a 62.1 mile river near Flatwater Fitness & Fun in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Walnut R at Winfield, KS (site 07147800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
Walnut River typically runs highest in June, at a median 526 cfs, and lowest in October, at 91 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 85,200 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 144 | 70 to 344 |
| February | 170 | 69 to 385 |
| March | 270 | 83 to 820 |
| April | 398 | 115 to 907 |
| May | 465 | 181 to 1,500 |
| June | 526 | 179 to 1,800 |
| July | 233 | 89 to 702 |
| August | 115 | 53 to 300 |
| September | 94 | 40 to 282 |
| October | 91 | 31 to 308 |
| November | 141 | 49 to 343 |
| December | 140 | 65 to 320 |
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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Walnut R at Winfield, KS (site 07147800). 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 Walnut River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Timber Creek Lake EastTimber Creek - Timber Creek LakePublic
- Timber Creek Lake CentralTimber Creek - Timber Creek LakePublic
- Timber Creek Lake WestTimber Creek - Timber Creek LakePublic
- Butler State Fishing LakeButler State Fishing LakePublic
- El Dorado-Area 8Walnut River - El Dorado LakePublic
- El Dorado-Area 1Walnut River - El Dorado LakePublic
- El Dorado-Area 4Walnut River - El Dorado LakePublic
- El Dorado-Quail RunWalnut River - El Dorado LakePublic
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