Kansas River at Desoto water level

What this means

The Kansas River at Desoto is well above normal at 9.77 ft.

That puts it 4.76 ft above the median of 5.01 ft for mid-October, based on 37 years of readings. It is 16.23 ft below the flood stage of 26.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 4.44 ft (+5.33 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 9.10 ft by Friday, October 23 at 07:00 AM. In the last month it has stayed between 5.18 ft and 16.34 ft.

The sensor also reports a water temperature of 62 °F.

Compared with 37 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.01 ft4.76 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.85 ft – 8.48 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (37 years of records)

Same day last year

4.44 ft+5.33 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.18 ft – 16.34 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.24 ft – 16.34 ft

Highest on record

37.30 ftJuly 13, 1951

Forecast peak

9.80 ftMonday, October 19 at 07:00 AM