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Ninnescah River in Kansas

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

About this river

Ninnescah River is a 56.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ninnescah R near Peck, KS (site 07145500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

Ninnescah River typically runs highest in May, at a median 350 cfs, and lowest in September, at 111 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,200 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Ninnescah R near Peck, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January233162 to 369
February276187 to 446
March313183 to 604
April310181 to 641
May350177 to 810
June327161 to 917
July17381 to 464
August11561 to 243
September11160 to 282
October16186 to 317
November208134 to 339
December238151 to 348

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ninnescah R near Peck, KS (site 07145500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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