Current Conditions for Kansas: Streamflow. These data are made available to the public, but data users are cautioned to carefully screen the data and contact the USGS Kansas Water Science Center if they have questions or concerns about specific values.

Friends of the Kaw (FOK) serves the Kansas River, known locally as the Kaw. The Kansas River begins at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers near Junction City. It flows 173 miles to Kansas City where it joins the Missouri River. The Kaw watershed drains almost the entire northern half of Kansas and part of Nebraska and Colorado (53,000 square miles). It is the world's largest prairie based river system. For more than twenty years, our water-focused friends group has been the only grassroots conservation group dedicated to protecting the Kaw. Our members come from rural, urban, and suburban areas and represent canoers, kayakers, fisherfolk, hunters, birdwatchers, and locals who love the river. Lawrence, Kansas

Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web page for the water resources of Kansas. Here you'll find information on Kansas's rivers and streams. You'll also find information about groundwater, water quality, and many other topics.