Caney River near Elgin, KS

USGS Site No: 07172000 • Caney River • Chautauqua County, KS

Caney River near Elgin, KS on the Caney River is currently at 728 cfs (High — 77th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.99 ft.

Reading from

728
CFS Discharge
2.99
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 17
25th Low threshold 45
50th (Median) Normal (median) 140
75th High threshold 402
95th Very High threshold 4,120 Today: 728 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

6.2k 3.1k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 699 2.78
May 27, 2026 43 1.76
May 26, 2026 45 1.76
May 25, 2026 40 1.74
May 24, 2026 43 1.76
May 23, 2026 49 1.78
May 22, 2026 56 1.81
May 21, 2026 55 1.81
May 20, 2026 56 1.81
May 19, 2026 48 1.78
May 18, 2026 30 1.70
May 17, 2026 33 1.71
May 16, 2026 36 1.73
May 15, 2026 40 1.74
Apr 20, 2026 432 2.62
Apr 19, 2026 655 2.91
Apr 18, 2026 1,240 3.49
Apr 17, 2026 167 2.14
Apr 16, 2026 171 2.16
Apr 15, 2026 194 2.21
Apr 14, 2026 237 2.30
Apr 13, 2026 253 2.32
Apr 12, 2026 130 2.05
Apr 11, 2026 126 2.05
Apr 10, 2026 138 2.08
Apr 9, 2026 156 2.12
Apr 8, 2026 180 2.18
Apr 7, 2026 208 2.24
Apr 6, 2026 248 2.32
Apr 5, 2026 323 2.45

Station Information

USGS Site No
07172000
State
KS
County
Chautauqua County
Coordinates
37.0040, -96.3167
Drainage Area
445 mi²
Datum (ft)
764.1
HUC Code
11070106
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
11,600 cfs
Jun 18, 2025
Min discharge
12 cfs
Oct 23, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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