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COTTONWOOD R RIVER

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COTTONWOOD R AT EMPORIA, KS

LYON COUNTY, KS38.3851°N, -96.1814°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,087cfs

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph WNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

3,087cfs 21.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,150–1,556 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,087cfs

PERIOD LOW

574cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

70°

SAT

86°

71°

SUN

90°

73°

MON

90°

78°

TUE

89°

75°

WED

90°

73°

THU

91°

72°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

76°

74°

72°

71°

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76°

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81°

83°

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86°

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79°

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79°

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83°

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78°

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83°

86°

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89°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NNE

G 4 mph

NNE

G12

ENE

G15

G14

G13

ENE

G16

G17

G16

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

SSE

G10

G11

G10

G15

G20

SSE

G19

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

G20

SSE

G22

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

SSE

G23

G24

SSE

G24

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G22

G24

G30

G35

G39

SSW

G40

G38

SSW

G35

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G35

SSW

G36

G37

G39

G42

G45

G47

G48

G49

G48

G47

G46

SSW

G44

SSW

G42

SSW

G42

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G39

G37

SSW

G33

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G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G33

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G35

G36

G41

G42

G45

G46

G45

G43

G42

G37

G38

G37

G34

G30

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

G27

G33

SSE

G37

SSE

G37

G39

G41

G40

G39

G38

G40

G39

G31

G32

G30

G27

G25

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

93%

100%

98%

100%

91%

100%

68%

100%

24%

39%

48%

41%

72%

22%

15%

11%

25%

50%

30%

100%

72%

66%

15%

100%

10%

11%

100%

48%

100%

25%

35%

21%

50%

100%

59%

30%

11%

100%

22%

61%

100%

62%

100%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:02 AM

SUNSET

08:52 PM

14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT0H 59M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Station Location

38.3851, -96.1814

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

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