Elk River below Elk City Lake, KS

USGS Site No: 07170060 • Elk River • Montgomery County, KS

Elk River below Elk City Lake, KS on the Elk River is currently at 773 cfs (High — 75th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.67 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Elk River
Elk River near Elk City, KS
773
CFS Discharge
7.67
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 6
25th Low threshold 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 79
75th High threshold 726
95th Very High threshold 2,860 Today: 773 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.

5.7k 2.9k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 148 —
May 28, 2026 44 —
May 27, 2026 201 —
May 26, 2026 274 —
May 25, 2026 275 —
May 24, 2026 279 —
May 23, 2026 277 —
May 22, 2026 143 —
May 21, 2026 8 —
May 20, 2026 7 —
May 19, 2026 43 —
May 18, 2026 2 —
May 17, 2026 3 —
May 16, 2026 3 —
May 15, 2026 24 —
Apr 21, 2026 2,560 —
Apr 20, 2026 1,440 —
Apr 19, 2026 2,300 —
Apr 18, 2026 2,310 —
Apr 17, 2026 269 —
Apr 16, 2026 248 —
Apr 15, 2026 250 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,050 —
Apr 13, 2026 1,550 —
Apr 12, 2026 1,570 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,560 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,590 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,570 —
Apr 8, 2026 1,590 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,610 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
07170060
State
KS
County
Montgomery County
Coordinates
37.2769, -95.7523
Drainage Area
634 mi²
Datum (ft)
756.8
HUC Code
11070104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,560 cfs
Apr 21, 2026
Min discharge
1 cfs
Oct 7, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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