Neosho River level at Council Grove
Kansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07179500 — NEOSHO R AT COUNCIL GROVE, KS
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 7.7 CFS, this gauge is running 64% of normal for mid-September — below the 12 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 87 years of record (1939–2026).
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Flow history at Council Grove
Daily values from USGS 07179500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Neosho River at Council Grove
In Kansas, below Council Grove Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Council Grove Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Neosho River at Council Grove — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Council Grove Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Neosho River at Council Grove high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 12 CFS, from 87 years of record (1939–2026). Today is 64% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 07179500 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.