This is a list of rivers in Kansas (U.S. state).
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 Arkansas River Neosho River Spring River Shoal Creek Cottonwood River Verdigris River Caney River Elk River Fall River Cimarron River North Fork Cimarron River Salt Fork Arkansas River Chikaskia River Medicine Lodge River Grouse Creek Walnut River Little Walnut River Whitewater River Ninnescah River North Fork Ninnescah River South Fork Ninnescah River Little Arkansas River Cow Creek Rattlesnake Creek Walnut Creek Pawnee River Buckner Creek Bear Creek
Missouri River Basin Missouri River Osage River Little Osage River Marmaton River Marais des Cygnes River Blue River Brush Creek Kansas River Stranger Creek Wakarusa River Delaware River Mission Creek Big Blue River Black Vermillion River Little Blue River Indian Creek Republican River Buffalo Creek White Rock Creek Prairie Dog Creek Sappa Creek Beaver Creek Little Beaver Creek South Fork Republican River Arikaree River Smoky Hill River Solomon River North Fork Solomon River South Fork Solomon River Saline River Big Creek Hackberry Creek Ladder Creek North Fork Smoky Hill River Wolf River Big Nemaha River
Alphabetically Arikaree River Arkansas River Beaver Creek Big Blue River Big Creek Big Nemaha River Black Vermillion River Blue River Brush Creek Buckner Creek Buffalo Creek Caney River Chikaskia River Cimarron River Cottonwood River Cow Creek Delaware River Elk River Fall River Grouse Creek Hackberry Creek Kansas River Ladder Creek Little Arkansas River Little Beaver Creek Little Blue River Little Osage River Little Walnut River Marais des Cygnes River Marmaton River Medicine Lodge River Mission Creek Missouri River Neosho River Ninnescah River North Fork Ninnescah River North Fork Smoky Hill River North Fork Solomon River Pawnee River Prairie Dog Creek Rattlesnake Creek Republican River Saline River Salt Fork Arkansas River Sappa Creek Shoal Creek Smoky Hill River Solomon River South Fork Ninnescah River South Fork Republican River South Fork Solomon River Spring River Stranger Creek Verdigris River Wakarusa River Walnut Creek Walnut River White Rock Creek Whitewater River Wolf River
By size This table lists rivers in Kansas with a mean flow rate in cubic feet of water per second (cfs) of more than 100 cfs. The period of record for most rivers listed is more than 50 years up to and including the year 2013. One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters. The measurements of daily, monthly, and annual mean flow rates may vary substantially from the long-term mean flow rate listed.
River Cubic feet per second flow Location of monitoring station Missouri River 54,280 Near Kansas City Kansas (Kaw) River 7,464 Near junction with Missouri River Verdigris River 3,260 Near Coffeyville Neosho (Grand) River 2,924 Near Parsons Arkansas River 2,881 Near Oklahoma state line Big Blue River 2,325 Near Manhattan Marais des Cygnes River 2,219 Near Missouri state line Smoky Hill River 1,540 Near Enterprise Walnut River 924 Near Winfield Cottonwood River 879 Near Plymouth Republican River 839 Near Junction City Delaware River 682 Near Perry Little Blue River 672 Near Barnes Solomon River 550 Near Niles Fall River 536 Near Fredonia Ninnescah River 528 Near Peck Little Arkansas River 315 Valley Center Caney River 288 Near Elgin Chikaskia River 264 Near Corbin Stranger Creek 247 Near Tonganoxie Wakarusa River 220 Near Lawrence Saline River 214 Near Tescott Whitewater River 210 Near Towanda South Fork Ninnescah River 210 Near Murdock Mill Creek 189 Near Paxico Lightning Creek 171 Near McCune Black Vermillion River 169 Near Frankfort Elk River 161 Near Elk Falls Soldier Creek 158 Near Topeka Medicine Lodge River 151 Near Kiowa Turkey Creek (Seneca County) 126 Near Seneca North Fork Solomon River 116 Near Portis South Fork Solomon River 105 Near Osborne Indian Creek 102 Near Leawood Source: Search Kansas for list of rivers. Mean flow rate is found under "Summary Statistics.
See also List of rivers in the United States
References
USGS Geographic Names Information Service USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Kansas (1974)
External links M. A. Sophocleous and B. B. Wilson, "Surface Water in Kansas and its Interactions With Groundwater" USGS: Water resources in Kansas: streamflow conditions map