USGS · 07182000

COTTONWOOD R RIVER

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COTTONWOOD R AT COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS

CHASE COUNTY, KS38.3877°N, -96.5973°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,690cfs

GAUGE HT

21.73ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

4mph NNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,690cfs 14.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 340–460 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,710cfs

PERIOD LOW

359cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

21.73ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

70°

SAT

90°

72°

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

81°

mild

81°

77°

75°

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72°

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78°

82°

85°

86°

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78°

82°

85°

88°

90°

92°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 6 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

G16

ESE

G18

G19

G18

G20

ESE

G13

G10

G12

ESE

G11

G17

G19

SSE

G25

SSE

G19

G16

G17

G20

G22

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G22

G21

G23

SSE

G24

SSE

G30

SSE

G26

SSE

G26

G23

G21

G18

SSE

G18

ESE

G24

ESE

G32

G38

SSW

G41

SSW

G40

SSW

G38

SSW

G35

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G34

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G38

G42

G45

G46

G48

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G48

SSW

G49

G48

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G43

SSW

G41

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G40

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G36

SSW

G34

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G33

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SSW

G33

G34

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G39

G42

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G46

G45

G44

G43

SSW

G41

G38

G36

G32

SSW

G29

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G28

G27

G26

G27

SSE

G32

SSE

G37

SSE

G39

SSE

G38

SSE

G39

G40

G39

G40

G41

G39

G37

SSW

G35

SSW

G34

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

SSW

G27

SSW

G25

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

75%

100%

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

969

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT1H 1M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Station Location

38.3877, -96.5973

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 19:53 UTC

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