Waterlands
Arkansas R River
USGS · 07139000
ARKANSAS R RIVER
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ARKANSAS R AT GARDEN CITY, KS

FINNEY COUNTY, KS37.9559°N, -100.8774°W Updated 16 hr ago
FLOW RATE
4cfs
AIR TEMP
69°F
WIND
7mph SE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
4cfs NaN% vs avg
Optimal band: 22 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
8cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
9%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.6in

-41% vs normal

5.63 in of precipitation so far this year, 41% below the 30-year normal of 9.61 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.8–14.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-41%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.06" · normal 0.60" (0.2–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.14" · normal 0.71" (0.1–1.3)
Feb
Mar: 0.03" · normal 1.44" (0.4–2.6)
Mar
Apr: 0.31" · normal 1.99" (0.8–3.6)
Apr
May: 2.62" · normal 2.70" (0.7–4.6)
May
Jun: 1.48" (so far)· normal 2.63" (1.1–5.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.24" (0.8–3.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.48" (0.9–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.38" (0.6–2.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.86" (0.2–3.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.66" (0.1–1.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.91" (0.2–1.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:41 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
74°
65°
WED
82°
62°
THU
85°
66°
FRI
89°
63°
SAT
104°
69°
SUN
107°
83°
MON
101°
80°
TIME
TUE
4
NOW
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THU
12
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FRI
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SAT
12
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SUN
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
71°
mild
71°
73°
74°
72°
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69°
68°
68°
68°
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67°
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87°
86°
86°
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84°
83°
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90°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph SE
G 16 mph
10
G16
SE
9
G12
ESE
9
G12
ESE
11
G17
E
11
G21
E
10
G23
ESE
6
G20
E
14
G29
ESE
10
G22
E
9
G21
ESE
4
G14
E
10
G18
SE
11
G18
NE
6
G10
ENE
10
G17
ESE
5
G9
E
2
G3
ENE
9
G17
S
1
G13
WNW
5
G6
N
6
G9
NNW
4
G11
NW
0
G11
W
5
G14
SSE
7
G16
SSE
9
G16
SSE
12
G17
SE
10
G19
SE
12
G26
SSE
9
G26
SE
5
G20
ESE
9
G27
ESE
12
G29
SE
9
G25
SSE
9
G26
SE
5
G11
NE
13
G20
ENE
13
G23
E
8
G19
ESE
3
G5
SE
3
ENE
5
NE
3
G5
N
7
G8
N
11
NNE
10
G11
NNE
10
NNE
8
NE
9
NE
12
ENE
15
ENE
17
ENE
13
G14
ENE
12
G17
NE
17
G20
NE
11
G16
ENE
11
G12
E
8
G12
NE
12
G14
NE
7
NNE
6
G7
NNE
5
G6
NE
8
G12
N
6
G9
NNE
4
NE
2
ESE
2
SE
2
G3
SE
2
ESE
4
SE
5
G6
SE
8
G9
SE
11
SE
13
SE
16
G17
SSE
16
G18
SSE
14
G21
SSE
15
G24
SE
16
G27
SE
14
G29
ESE
14
G29
SSE
12
G25
SSE
11
G19
SE
9
G22
SE
8
G21
SSE
7
G12
S
3
SSW
4
SSW
2
G3
SW
8
G10
SSW
7
G11
SW
7
G11
SW
7
G9
WSW
7
G9
SW
7
G9
SSW
8
G13
SSW
9
G15
SSW
11
G14
SSW
10
G20
S
10
G14
SE
12
G22
ESE
11
G26
S
19
G39
SSW
22
G35
SW
14
G22
S
27
G43
SSW
27
G45
SSW
26
G46
SSW
26
G46
SSW
25
G45
SSW
24
G43
SSW
22
G40
SSW
20
G34
SSW
18
G27
SSW
18
G23
SSW
PRECIP
chance %
10%
10%
8%
4%
3%
2%
2%
3%
6%
6%
13%
22%
25%
36%
16%
14%
14%
18%
18%
11%
11%
6%
4%
1%
1%
2%
2%
1%
1%
2%
3%
10%
10%
10%
10%
68%
68%
68%
68%
68%
68%
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60%
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60%
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60%
33%
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33%
41%
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41%
26%
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26%
0%
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1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
12%
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12%
12%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
76%
88%
100%
93%
19%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
100%
60%
15%
2%
1%
2%
4%
1%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
85%
100%
96%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
82%
89%
100%
100%
72%
24%
6%
14%
8%
5%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
48%
100%
100%
60%
10%
74%
48%
100%
54%
83%
10%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
6%
94%
100%
5%
64%
12%
6%
5%
7%
100%
100%
100%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
56%
100%
29%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
81%
55%
33%
18%
7%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
918
918918919920919916915912912913913913911909908908906905906907
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:21 AM
SUNSET
09:09 PM
14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT5H 5M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
61% illuminated

Station Location

37.9559, -100.8774
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 16:04 UTC
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