List of rivers of Kansas explained

This is a list of rivers in Kansas (U.S. state).

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Mississippi River Basin

Arkansas River Basin

Missouri River Basin

Alphabetically

By size

Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second (cfs). One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters

River Cubic feet per second flow Location of monitoring station
54,280 Near Kansas City
7,464 Near junction with Missouri River
3,260 Near Coffeyville
2,924 Near Parsons
2,881 Near Oklahoma state line
2,325 Near Manhattan
2,219 Near Missouri state line
1,540 Near Enterprise
924 Near Winfield
879
839 Near Junction City
682 Near Perry
672 Near Barnes
550 Near Niles
536
528
315 Valley Center
288
264
247
220 Near Lawrence
214 Near Tescott
210 Near Towanda
210 Near Murdock
189
171 Near McCune
169 Near Frankfort
161 Near Elk Falls
158 Near Topeka
151
Turkey Creek 126 Near Seneca
? At Mission
116 Near Portis
105 Near Osborne
102

Average water flow totals vary slightly annually.[1]

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Current Conditions for Kansas: Streamflow . . 2009 . June 21, 2024.