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COTTONWOOD R RIVER

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COTTONWOOD R AT COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS

CHASE COUNTY, KS38.3877°N, -96.5973°W Updated 26 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,690cfs

GAUGE HT

21.74ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

3mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,690cfs 9.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 338–458 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,710cfs

PERIOD LOW

359cfs

RUNNABLE

61%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

21.74ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

SAT

90°

71°

SUN

92°

75°

MON

92°

79°

TUE

92°

78°

WED

93°

76°

THU

94°

73°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

81°

77°

76°

74°

72°

71°

72°

71°

73°

75°

78°

82°

85°

86°

87°

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90°

88°

84°

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81°

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78°

76°

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91°

92°

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85°

83°

82°

83°

81°

79°

80°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

92°

90°

87°

84°

82°

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78°

81°

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86°

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92°

91°

89°

86°

82°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

78°

82°

85°

88°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNE

G 4 mph

NNE

ENE

G11

G19

G20

G18

ENE

G19

G18

ESE

G16

ESE

G16

SSE

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G11

G17

G19

SSE

G25

SSE

G19

G16

G17

G20

G22

G21

G22

G21

G23

SSE

G24

SSE

G30

SSE

G26

SSE

G26

G23

G21

G18

SSE

G18

ESE

G24

ESE

G33

G39

SSW

G39

SSW

G40

SSW

G39

SSW

G36

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

G35

G37

G42

G44

G45

G47

G48

G47

SSW

G47

G46

SSW

G44

SSW

G43

SSW

G41

SSW

G39

SSW

G37

SSW

G33

SSW

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

G33

G34

G36

G41

G44

G45

G46

G45

G44

G42

SSW

G40

G37

G34

G29

SSW

G25

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

G24

G23

G24

SSE

G29

SSE

G35

SSE

G35

SSE

G36

SSE

G37

G36

G35

G34

G33

G32

G31

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

G27

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

16%

few

16%

17%

100%

17%

10%

100%

66%

79%

100%

88%

15%

34%

40%

42%

51%

25%

39%

100%

11%

59%

25%

16%

100%

14%

100%

61%

100%

22%

12%

78%

14%

87%

10%

30%

100%

16%

83%

100%

41%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

970

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT2H 28M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

88% illuminated

Station Location

38.3877, -96.5973

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 18:26 UTC

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