About this river
Platte River is a 7.8 mile river near Shawnee Mission Park Marina in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River at Sharps Station, MO (site 06821190). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
Platte River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,680 cfs, and lowest in October, at 209 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,200 cfs, in 2007.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 352 | 151 to 799 | |
| February | 537 | 195 to 1,360 | |
| March | 846 | 350 to 2,250 | |
| April | 1,095 | 543 to 2,625 | |
| May | 1,680 | 620 to 4,030 | |
| June | 1,325 | 618 to 3,640 | |
| July | 754 | 224 to 2,090 | |
| August | 362 | 130 to 1,100 | |
| September | 236 | 90 to 809 | |
| October | 209 | 70 to 780 | |
| November | 304 | 129 to 820 | |
| December | 352 | 141 to 971 |
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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River at Sharps Station, MO (site 06821190). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Platte River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Humphrey AccessPlatte RiverPublic
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