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Farmers Ditch near Deerfield

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:45:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:59:20 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Farmers Ditch near Deerfield
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Deerfield State Bank Building, Deerfield, KS.jpg by 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

13 mph

gusting to 24 mph

Air temp

68°F

7% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Saturday · 87

  • Tue

    64

  • Wed

    9

  • Thu

    25

  • Fri

    77

  • Sat

    87

    Best

  • Sun

    78

  • Mon

    44

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
1a1324
2a1220
3a918
4a615
5a411
6a47
7a28
8a15
9a17
10a610
11a1020
12p1121

Current score unavailable

    We don't have launch notes for this one

    This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

    We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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