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BIG C NR HAYS, KS RIVER

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BIG C NR HAYS, KS

ELLIS COUNTY, KS38.8522°N, -99.3182°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

72.4cfs

GAUGE HT

6.34ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

4mph NNW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

72.4cfs 245.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 85–115 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

163cfs

PERIOD LOW

72.4cfs

RUNNABLE

43%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.34ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

66°

THU

70°

63°

FRI

82°

64°

SAT

106°

68°

SUN

104°

83°

MON

101°

81°

TUE

100°

78°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

70°

73°

75°

77°

79°

82°

83°

84°

83°

81°

77°

73°

71°

70°

64°

63°

64°

65°

67°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

67°

66°

64°

65°

64°

65°

66°

67°

69°

71°

74°

77°

80°

82°

81°

79°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

72°

77°

82°

87°

92°

96°

99°

101°

104°

106°

104°

96°

93°

92°

90°

89°

88°

87°

86°

84°

83°

86°

89°

93°

97°

100°

102°

103°

104°

102°

98°

96°

93°

91°

90°

89°

88°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph W

G 24 mph

G24

G12

G13

G10

ENE

ESE

G12

G13

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

NNE

G37

NNE

G35

G24

G20

ENE

G13

NNW

G30

ESE

G19

WNW

G10

NNE

G13

NNE

G18

G19

ENE

G17

G20

G24

G28

G22

NNE

G20

G18

ENE

G15

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G16

NNE

G13

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

G10

ESE

G11

G13

G15

G18

G15

ESE

G17

G26

ESE

G30

SSE

G25

SSE

G24

G12

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

G22

SSE

G23

G21

SSW

G19

SSW

G17

G20

G24

G29

SSW

G26

G33

G34

G45

G46

G47

G48

G47

SSW

G46

SSW

G41

SSW

G42

SSW

G43

SSW

G39

SSW

G36

SSW

G32

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

G28

G29

G30

G36

G40

G43

G45

G46

PRECIP

chance %

22%

11%

12%

10%

13%

18%

23%

22%

18%

29%

44%

38%

37%

40%

35%

40%

76%

50%

49%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

95%

45%

38%

21%

24%

27%

20%

42%

100%

97%

94%

100%

99%

98%

100%

94%

100%

49%

78%

25%

100%

15%

67%

98%

100%

86%

94%

100%

75%

100%

96%

57%

100%

79%

51%

37%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

950

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

09:06 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT13H 19M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

67% illuminated

Station Location

38.8522, -99.3182

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 07:47 UTC

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