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Local River Gauges: Last Page Update: 05/19 15:27

Name	Rating	Size	Level	Ref. Gauge	Time	Region	Photos
Chain of Rocks	III-IV (Park & Play)	L	H	USGS: Chain of Rocks 25.1 ft [0, 6, 10]	05/19/2013 14:00 (1.4 hr)	MO
Kansas River @ Bowersock Dam	II-III	L	O	USGS: Kansas River @ Bowersock 2150 cfs [1000, 2000, 3000]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	KS
Kansas River @ I-435	III-IV	L	L	USGS: Kansas River @ Desoto 2010 cfs [1000, 6000, 10000]	05/19/2013 14:45 (0.7 hr)	KS
Indian Creek	II-III	S	L	USGS: Indian Creek 6.52 ft [6, 8, 10]	05/19/2013 14:15 (1.2 hr)	MO
Rocky Ford Manhattan	II-III	DC	X	USGS: Big Blue River @ Rockey Ford 745 cfs [1500, 2000, 3000]	05/19/2013 14:00 (1.4 hr)	KS
Tulsa Wave	III-IV	DC	X	USGS: Arkansas River at Tulsa, OK 394 cfs [10000, 10500, 15800]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	OK
Smokey Hill	II-III	S	X	USGS: Smokey Hill 237 cfs [1200, 1300, 1400]	05/19/2013 14:45 (0.7 hr)	KS
Mill Creek @ 87th St	II-III	S	X	USGS: Mill Creek 133 cfs [700, 1000, 1300]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	KS
Arkansas River Culvert Outlets Lower Holes	Play	M	X	USGS: ArkansasR NR Maize, KS 74 cfs [1500, 5000, 8000]	05/19/2013 14:15 (1.2 hr)	KS
Arkansas River Culvert Outlets Upper Holes	Play	M	X	USGS: ArkansasR NR Maize, KS 74 cfs [300, 500, 1000]	05/19/2013 14:15 (1.2 hr)	KS
VERMILLION C NR WAMEGO	II-III	S	X	USGS: Vermillion 73 cfs [300, 400, 500]	05/19/2013 14:45 (0.7 hr)	KS
Wakarusa Wave	II-IV (Park & Play)	DC	X	USGS: Wakarusa River 35 cfs [800, 1000, 1100]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	KS
Bull Cr	III-IV (Park & Play)	DC	X	USGS: Bull Creek 20 cfs [500, 800, 1000]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	KS
MARAIS DES CYGNES @ Trading Post	II-III	S	X	USGS: MARAIS DES CYGNES R AT LA CYGNE, KS 4.95 ft [6.9, 7.4, 7.6]	05/19/2013 14:15 (1.2 hr)	KS
Blue River	II-III	S	X	USGS: Blue 4.6 ft. [5, 8, 12]	05/19/2013 14:45 (0.7 hr)	MO
Saint Francis	III-IV	L	X	USGS: St. Francis River near Roselle, MO 2.93 ft [3, 4, 8]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	MO
Cossatot.	III-IV	M	X	USGS: Cassatot 2.27 ft [3, 3.4, 5]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	AR
Richland Creek	III-IV	M	X	USGS: Richland Cr. at Witts Springs 1.88 ft [3, 4, 5]	05/19/2013 14:30 (0.9 hr)	AR

For more Arkansas Guages go to http://www.ozarkpages.com/cgi-bin/stages.pl?ST=level

For more SouthEastern Guages go to http://www.boatingbeta.com/cgi-bin/myflows.pl?view

To provide updated information or become a stream manager for any of these or other rivers please email us at info@kansaswhitewater.org

Key

Name: Name of the river/creek/run. Linked to a detailed description.

Class: International classification/rating for the creek at optimal levels. At higher levels, the creek may be more difficult than this rating indicates!

Size: approximate stream/watershed size. Refer to the chart below for details:

Size	Width (ft)	Watershed (sq mi)	Rain Rate (in/hr)	Window
XS	< 20	< 1	1.5	3-6 hrs
VS	20-30	1-4	1.0	6-12 hrs
S	30-40	4-10	0.75	1 day
M	40-75	10-25	0.5	1-2 days
L	> 75	> 25	0.2	2-5 days
H	> 150	> 75	0.1	5+ days
DC	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dam Controlled - Check Schedule!
A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Always Runs

Note: Window is the typical time to reach "too low" levels without further precipitation.

Level: current stream level and trend. Refer to the chart below for details:

Color/Code	Level	Description
X	Too Low	Stream is too low for fun paddling.
L	Low	Stream is low but paddlable. May have to drag/portage in places.
O	Optimal	Stream is perfect for paddling. The ratings listed are for this range.
H	High	Stream is high and difficulty is increased. Ratings typically are tougher than what is listed.
F	Flood	Stream is flooded and potentially very dangerous! Many more hazards are present in this range and ratings typically are much tougher than what is listed.

Note: Trend arrows indicate whether the creek is falling or rising.

Ref. Gauge: The on-line gauge that the level is based on, linked to the page for the actual gauge. The line below starts with the current level/flow reading for the gauge and then the Too Low, Optimal, and High/Flood divisions for the described creek. (E.g.: "3.63 [2.3, 3.5, 6.3]" would mean that the gauge is currently at 3.63 feet and that the creek is too low below 2.3, low between 2.3 and 3.5, optimal between 3.5 and 6.3, and high/flood over 6.3, so the creek is currently at the low end of optimal level.) The value for the current level is also linked to a history of recent levels and notes about the interpretation of the levels.

Time: The time the last gauge reading was taken and the number of hours since that reading. Remember that for streams of the XS, VS, and S variety, a reading that is a few hours old may not reflect the current stream flow. The color of the text also indicates how old the reading is: green = < 1.5 hrs ; blue = 1.5 - 3.0 hrs ; yellow = 3.0 - 10.0 hrs ; red = > 10 hrs.

Local River Gauges: Last Page Update: 05/19 15:27

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