List of rivers of Kansas


This is a list of rivers in Kansas.

By [drainage basin]

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Mississippi River Basin

Arkansas River Basin

Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second. One cubic foot equals.0283 cubic meters
RiverCubic feet per second flowLocation of monitoring station
Missouri River54,280Near Kansas City
Kansas River7,464Near junction with Missouri River
Verdigris River3,260Near Coffeyville
Neosho River2,924Near Parsons
Arkansas River2,881Near Oklahoma state line
Big Blue River2,325Near Manhattan
Marais des Cygnes River2,219Near Missouri state line
Smoky Hill River1,540Near Enterprise
Walnut River924Near Winfield
Cottonwood River879Near Plymouth
Republican River839Near Junction City
Delaware River682Near Perry
Little Blue River672Near Barnes
Solomon River550Near Niles
Fall River536Near Fredonia
Ninnescah River528Near Peck
Little Arkansas River315Valley Center
Caney River288Near Elgin
Chikaskia River264Near Corbin
Stranger Creek247Near Tonganoxie
Wakarusa River220Near Lawrence
Saline River214Near Tescott
Whitewater River210Near Towanda
South Fork Ninnescah River210Near Murdock
Mill Creek189Near Paxico
Lightning Creek171Near McCune
Black Vermillion River169Near Frankfort
Elk River161Near Elk Falls
Soldier Creek158Near Topeka
Medicine Lodge River151Near Kiowa
Turkey Creek126Near Seneca
North Fork Solomon River116Near Portis
South Fork Solomon River105Near Osborne
Indian Creek102Near Leawood

Source: "Annual Water Data Report" USGS, 2009. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ks/nwis/current/?type=flow. Navigate to page 3 of reports on individual monitoring stations. Average water flow totals will vary slightly from year to year.