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Verdigris River in Kansas

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Elk City Lake5.6 miBig Hill Lake12.6 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Verdigris River is a 48.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Verdigris R near Altoona, KS (site 07166500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Verdigris River typically runs highest in June, at a median 419 cfs, and lowest in September, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,000 cfs, in 1951.

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Typical flow by month at Verdigris R near Altoona, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10420 to 329
February14927 to 417
March26950 to 1,340
April27981 to 1,310
May33999 to 1,470
June41961 to 1,940
July7320 to 431
August3312 to 154
September2912 to 234
October3010 to 221
November4112 to 317
December6615 to 328

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Verdigris R near Altoona, KS (site 07166500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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