Saline River level at Wilson Dam
Kansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 06868200 — SALINE R AT WILSON DAM, KS
Reading taken · as of 43 min ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 13 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest quarter of the 62 years USGS has recorded for this date (1964–2026), at 75% of the 17 CFS median.
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Flow history at Wilson Dam
Daily values from USGS 06868200, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Saline River at Wilson Dam
In Kansas, below Wilson 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 Wilson Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Saline River at Wilson Dam — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Wilson 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 Saline River at Wilson Dam high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 17 CFS, from 62 years of record (1964–2026). Today sits in the lowest quarter of those years, at 75% of the median. 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 06868200 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.