Cottonwood River

States: Kansas 5 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Cottonwood River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, KS
KS
224 8.28 Low
Cottonwood River at Emporia, KS
KS
330 2.82 Low 20.0 ft
Cottonwood River at Marion, KS
KS
5.38 Unknown
Cottonwood River near Florence, KS
KS
127 3.29 Normal 22.0 ft
Cottonwood River near Plymouth, KS
KS
240 3.92 Low 32.0 ft

About the Cottonwood River

The Cottonwood River is monitored by 5 active USGS stream gauges across Kansas. 3 of 5 gauges are running below normal for this date. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Cottonwood River at Emporia, KS (330 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System