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RiverName	Rating	Size	Level	Gauge	Age	ST	Photo
Smokey Hill	II-III	S	High NF	2070 CFS [1200, 1300, 1400]	45 min	KS
Chain of Rocks	III-IV (Park & Play)	L	High NF	17.98 Feet [0, 6, 10]	30 min	MO
Kansas River @ Lecompton	II-III	L	High NF	7740 CFS [1000, 2000, 3000]	1 hr 0 min	KS
Kansas River @ Lawrence	II-III	L	High	8200 CFS [1000, 2000, 3000]	45 min	KS
Kansas River @ I-435	III-IV	L	High	11400 CFS [1000, 6000, 10000]	45 min	KS
Tulsa Wave	III-IV	L	Optimal	12600 CFS [10000, 10500, 15800]	1 hr 0 min	OK
Wichita Spillways Upper Holes	Play	M	Optimal	565 CFS [300, 500, 1000]	15 min	KS
Saint Francis	III-IV	L	Optimal	5.35 Feet [3, 4, 8]	30 min	MO
Charles City WW Park	III	M	Optimal	1400 CFS [300, 800, 3200]	1 hr 0 min	IA
Fisher's Ford	PLAY	M	Low	3.08 Feet [2.1, 3.7, 5]	15 min	AR
Wakarusa Wave	II-IV (Park & Play)	S	Too Low	286 CFS [800, 1000, 1100]	45 min	KS
Trading Post	II-III	S	Too Low	5.64 Feet [6.9, 7.4, 7.6]	1 hr 15 min	KS
Cossotot	III-IV	M	Too Low	2.02 Feet [3, 3.4, 5]	15 min	AR
canadian pharmacies	III-IV	M	Too Low	1.68 Feet [3, 4, 5]	1 hr 0 min	AR
Wichita Spillways Lower Holes	Play	M	Too Low	565 CFS [1500, 5000, 8000]	15 min	KS
Indian Creek	II-III	S	Too Low	5.64 Feet [6, 8, 10]	15 min	MO
Vermillion near Wamego	II-III	S	Too Low	40 CFS [300, 400, 500]	45 min	KS
Mill Creek @ 87th St	II-III	S	Too Low	11 CFS [700, 1000, 1300]	1 hr 0 min	KS
Bull Creek	III-IV (Park & Play)	S	Too Low	157 CFS [500, 800, 1000]	1 hr 0 min	KS
Blue River Stanley Gauge	II-III	M	Too Low	3.48 Feet [5, 8, 12]	45 min	KS
Rocky Ford	II-III	M	Too Low	1140 CFS [1500, 2000, 3000]	30 min	KS
Mill Creek StormWatch	II-III	S	Too Low ERROR	Feet [7.5, 8.5, 10.2]	416213 hr 30 min	KS
Rockport	PLAY	M	Too Low	2.69 Feet [4.5, 6, 7]	15 min	AR
Wister Wave	III	L	Too Low	10.10 Feet [11.5, 12.5, 13.5]	20 hr 15 min	OK
Dierks	III	S	Too Low	3.87 Feet [6, 6.4, 11]	30 min	AR
Tryst Falls	IV	S	Too Low	2.06 Feet [3.5, 5.5, 8]	1 hr 0 min	MO
Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext	II-III	M	Too Low	24.75 Feet [25.5, 26.5, 30]	30 min	KS
Howell Island	III (Park & Play)	L	Too Low	17.98 Feet [21, 23, 27]	30 min	MO

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Key

Name: Name of the river/creek/run. Linked to a detailed description.

Class: International classification/rating for the creek at optimal levels. At higher levels, the creek may be more difficult than this rating indicates!

Size: approximate stream/watershed size. Refer to the chart below for details:

Size	Width (ft)	Watershed (sq mi)	Rain Rate (in/hr)	Window
XS	< 20	< 1	1.5	3-6 hrs
VS	20-30	1-4	1.0	6-12 hrs
S	30-40	4-10	0.75	1 day
M	40-75	10-25	0.5	1-2 days
L	> 75	> 25	0.2	2-5 days
H	> 150	> 75	0.1	5+ days
DC	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dam Controlled - Check Schedule!
A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Always Runs

Note: Window is the typical time to reach "too low" levels without further precipitation.

Level: current stream level and trend. Refer to the chart below for details:

Color/Code	Level	Description
	Too Low	Stream is too low for fun paddling.
	Low	Stream is low but paddlable. May have to drag/portage in places.
	Optimal	Stream is perfect for paddling. The ratings listed are for this range.
	High	Stream is high and difficulty is increased. Ratings typically are tougher than what is listed.
	High NF	Stream is high and difficulty is increased. Ratings typically are tougher than what is listed. No flood level listed for river
	Flood	Stream is flooded and potentially very dangerous! Many more hazards are present in this range and ratings typically are much tougher than what is listed.

Note: Trend arrows indicate whether the creek is falling or rising.

Ref. Gauge: The on-line gauge that the level is based on, linked to the page for the actual gauge. The line below starts with the current level/flow reading for the gauge and then the Too Low, Optimal, and High/Flood divisions for the described creek. (E.g.: "3.63 [2.3, 3.5, 6.3]" would mean that the gauge is currently at 3.63 feet and that the creek is too low below 2.3, low between 2.3 and 3.5, optimal between 3.5 and 6.3, and high/flood over 6.3, so the creek is currently at the low end of optimal level.) The value for the current level is also linked to a history of recent levels and notes about the interpretation of the levels.

Time: The time the gauge updated and the how long ago that was. Remember that for streams of the XS, VS, and S variety, a reading that is a few hours old may not reflect the current stream flow. The color of the text also indicates how old the reading is: green = < 1.5 hrs ; blue = 1.5 - 3.0 hrs ; yellow = 3.0 - 10.0 hrs ; red = > 10 hrs.