Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield water level

Name: Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Southside Ditch Return, Kansas, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.94ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT (54 min ago)

Flow: 0.0 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield, where the gauge shows 1.94 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 06:57 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 11 hr, 5 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Arkansas River at DeerfieldRiver gauge, Arkansas River	5.95 ft	Normal	±0	0.8 mi
Farmers Ditch near DeerfieldCanal gauge, Farmers Ditch	1.70 ft	No reference yet	+0.41 ft	4.2 mi
Arkansas River at Garden CityRiver gauge, Arkansas River	5.18 ft	Normal	±0	13 mi
Southside Ditch near LakinCanal gauge, Southside Ditch	1.25 ft	No reference yet	±0	14 mi
Amazon Great Eastern Ditch near LakinCanal gauge, Amazon Great Eastern Ditch	4.54 ft	No reference yet	±0	18 mi
Arkansas River at KendallRiver gauge, Arkansas River	6.52 ft	Very high	−0.04 ft	23 mi
Arkansas River at SyracuseRiver gauge, Arkansas River	4.67 ft	High	−0.04 ft	35 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 02:00 AM MDT, the water level was 1.94 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:07138064 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.95986, -101.12072 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.94 ft	2026-10-19 08:00	Provisional
Flow	0.0 cfs	2026-10-19 08:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Southside Ditch Return near Deerfield (usgs:07138064). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kansas/southside-ditch-return-near-deerfield

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer