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Around South Fork Solomon River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
South Fork Solomon River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF Solomon R at Woodston, KS (site 06873460). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
South Fork Solomon River typically runs highest in August, at a median 12 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,260 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2 | 0.7 to 15 |
| February | 5.4 | 0.8 to 24 |
| March | 7.0 | 1.2 to 38 |
| April | 8.4 | 1.6 to 45 |
| May | 9.4 | 1.2 to 64 |
| June | 7.8 | 1.0 to 41 |
| July | 11 | 1.4 to 32 |
| August | 12 | 1.3 to 33 |
| September | 2.6 | 0.7 to 20 |
| October | 1.5 | 0.5 to 12 |
| November | 3.1 | 0.6 to 13 |
| December | 3.1 | 0.7 to 13 |
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 SF Solomon R at Woodston, KS (site 06873460). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Fork Solomon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Webster-SouthSouth Fork Solomon River - Webster ReservoirPublic
- Webster-Goose FlatSouth Fork Solomon River - Webster ReservoirPublic
- Webster-Old MarinaSouth Fork Solomon River - Webster ReservoirPublic
- Lake StocktonLake StocktonPublic
- Webster-Rock PointSouth Fork Solomon River - Webster ReservoirPublic
- Waconda-Carr CreekSouth Fork Solomon RiverPublic
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