USGS · 07146500

ARKANSAS R RIVER

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ARKANSAS R AT ARKANSAS CITY, KS

COWLEY COUNTY, KS37.0375°N, -97.0392°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

27,000cfs

GAUGE HT

14.18ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

11mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

27,000cfs 591.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 24,055–32,545 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

30,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

26,900cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.18ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.8in

≈ normal

19.79 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.02 in).

YTD Total

19.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.5–24.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.62" · normal 1.27" (0.3–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.02" · normal 1.68" (0.3–3.4)

Feb

Mar: 2.30" · normal 2.91" (1.1–4.9)

Mar

Apr: 6.20" · normal 4.11" (2.4–6.6)

Apr

May: 3.87" · normal 5.14" (3.0–7.9)

May

Jun: 4.77" (so far)· normal 4.84" (1.7–9.2)

Jun

Jul: normal 3.11" (0.7–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.70" (0.9–5.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.80" (1.1–4.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.51" (1.2–6.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.85" (0.3–4.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.60" (0.4–2.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:42 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

62°

WED

83°

66°

THU

89°

72°

FRI

93°

69°

SAT

93°

74°

SUN

92°

77°

MON

92°

78°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

66°

68°

69°

73°

75°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

75°

78°

80°

84°

80°

89°

88°

86°

85°

80°

76°

77°

73°

72°

71°

69°

70°

72°

74°

77°

80°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

93°

89°

85°

82°

80°

83°

81°

78°

77°

74°

75°

74°

77°

80°

82°

84°

87°

89°

91°

92°

93°

92°

89°

86°

83°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

80°

78°

77°

78°

80°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 7 mph

ENE

G10

ESE

G13

ENE

G18

G13

NNE

G15

G20

ESE

G16

G18

SSE

G16

SSE

G13

G14

SSE

G10

WSW

G11

G13

G14

G11

NNE

NNW

NNE

SSE

SSW

SSE

ESE

G10

G14

SSE

G15

G18

ESE

G21

G28

SSE

G30

SSE

G30

G31

SSW

G31

G27

SSW

G27

SSE

G28

SSW

G27

SSW

G21

SSE

G22

SSE

G25

G22

ESE

G28

G33

G35

G37

SSW

G12

SSW

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G18

G17

G16

G15

G16

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

G15

SSE

G24

SSE

G29

G34

SSE

G34

SSE

G33

G35

G40

G28

G19

SSW

G14

SSE

G27

SSE

G33

SSE

G31

SSE

G34

G33

G31

G30

G31

SSW

G31

G33

G35

G36

SSE

G42

SSE

G44

SSE

G44

SSE

G47

G48

G46

G41

G40

G39

G38

G37

G36

G35

PRECIP

chance %

16%

21%

25%

24%

42%

39%

17%

14%

11%

17%

20%

21%

34%

41%

34%

24%

16%

11%

13%

10%

12%

10%

12%

13%

67%

49%

45%

49%

53%

24%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

77%

100%

91%

95%

100%

94%

18%

23%

11%

13%

27%

21%

100%

72%

96%

100%

98%

100%

12%

11%

100%

99%

100%

92%

100%

90%

10%

71%

13%

22%

37%

49%

24%

100%

71%

57%

42%

11%

77%

11%

60%

16%

11%

17%

12%

100%

25%

49%

70%

85%

96%

100%

93%

79%

63%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

981

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:09 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 42M OF DAYLIGHT4H 47M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

61% illuminated

Station Location

37.0375, -97.0392

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

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