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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 11 hr ago

FLOW RATE

75cfs

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

4mph NNE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

75cfs 71.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

476cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

34%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

65°

THU

74°

66°

FRI

82°

65°

SAT

105°

68°

SUN

101°

82°

MON

101°

79°

TUE

100°

79°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

76°

79°

81°

80°

82°

80°

76°

74°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

69°

68°

69°

68°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

65°

66°

67°

68°

70°

72°

74°

77°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

75°

72°

70°

69°

70°

69°

68°

71°

76°

80°

84°

90°

94°

97°

100°

103°

105°

97°

93°

92°

90°

89°

90°

89°

87°

86°

84°

83°

84°

82°

83°

86°

89°

92°

96°

98°

100°

101°

99°

96°

94°

91°

90°

89°

88°

86°

84°

83°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph ENE

G 7 mph

ENE

G13

ESE

G10

ENE

G14

G15

G16

G22

G21

G13

G16

G13

G10

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

G16

G21

ENE

G19

ENE

G22

ENE

G20

ENE

G22

ENE

G22

ENE

G20

ENE

G21

ENE

G20

ENE

G19

ENE

G17

ENE

G15

ENE

G13

NNE

G13

NNE

G16

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

G10

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

G13

G15

G18

SSE

G15

G17

ENE

G26

ESE

G30

G25

SSE

G24

G12

SSE

G12

G13

G14

G22

G23

G21

SSE

G19

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G20

SSW

G24

G29

SSW

G26

SSW

G33

SSE

G34

SSE

G45

G46

SSE

G47

G48

G47

SSW

G46

SSW

G41

G42

SSW

G43

SSW

G39

SSW

G36

SSW

G32

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G28

G29

G30

G36

G40

SSE

G43

G45

G46

G45

G43

G42

G41

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

18%

17%

21%

24%

40%

50%

48%

41%

33%

40%

36%

39%

36%

37%

83%

64%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

29%

38%

39%

100%

87%

37%

100%

96%

100%

86%

100%

93%

100%

85%

100%

93%

100%

62%

79%

78%

15%

100%

45%

100%

16%

100%

12%

100%

50%

100%

99%

88%

100%

98%

94%

92%

96%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

949

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:13 AM

SUNSET

09:06 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT9H 20M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

69% illuminated

Station Location

38.8522, -99.3182

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 11:46 UTC

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