KANSAS R AT KANSAS CITY, KS

KANSAS RIVER KS USGS

KANSAS R AT KANSAS CITY, KS (06892950) is a real-time river monitoring station on the KANSAS RIVER in KS, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 29 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 06892950
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: KS
Coordinates: 39.0900, -94.6091

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Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Kansas R At Kansas City, Ks has 29 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and 24 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Goldfish Carassius auratus non-native
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella non-native
Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix non-native
Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis non-native
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
Stonecat Noturus flavus
Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Sauger Sander canadensis
Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

5 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Goldfish, Grass Carp, European Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 29 species; from 50 individual records
Observed: May 14, 2014 – Jun 19, 2026; 50 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 50 records