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Around Little Arkansas River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Arkansas River is a 62.1 mile river near Flatwater Fitness & Fun in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge L Arkansas R at Alta Mills, KS (site 07143665). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1974 to 2026
Little Arkansas River typically runs highest in June, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,300 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 7.7 to 25 |
| February | 17 | 9.0 to 40 |
| March | 18 | 8.9 to 72 |
| April | 27 | 9.5 to 88 |
| May | 36 | 14 to 153 |
| June | 53 | 22 to 200 |
| July | 17 | 8.5 to 49 |
| August | 13 | 4.7 to 43 |
| September | 10 | 3.9 to 33 |
| October | 8.8 | 3.3 to 23 |
| November | 12 | 5.4 to 28 |
| December | 13 | 7.4 to 26 |
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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for L Arkansas R at Alta Mills, KS (site 07143665). 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 Little Arkansas River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Cheney-WestNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-County LineNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-EastNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-Ninnescah Sailing AssociationNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-LakeviewNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-Wichita PointNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-Mr. D'sNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
- Cheney-Wenzel CoveNorth Fork Ninnescah River - Cheney LakePublic
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