Kansas River at Wamego water level

What this means

High water at Kansas River at Wamego: the latest reading is 9.09 ft, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 5.31 ft above the median of 3.78 ft for mid-October, based on 38 years of readings. It is 9.91 ft below the flood stage of 19.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 3.49 ft (+5.60 ft).

It is still going down, by 0.17 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.00 ft – 11.05 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 64 °F.

Compared with 38 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.78 ft5.31 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.24 ft – 7.64 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (38 years of records)

Same day last year

3.49 ft+5.60 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.00 ft – 11.05 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.82 ft – 12.33 ft

Highest on record

30.56 ftJuly 13, 1951