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Indian Creek at State Line Road Leawood

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

84

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:29:13 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Indian Creek at State Line Road Leawood
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Herman and Ella Voigts House.jpg by Glenn Kinyon, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 24 mph

Air temp

70°F

3% chance of rain

River flow

41.4 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 95

  • Tue

    66

  • Wed

    89

  • Thu

    51

  • Fri

    65

  • Sat

    95

    Best

  • Sun

    80

  • Mon

    77

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)
9a922
10a1023
11a719
12p1121
1p716
2p618
3p1324
4p218
5p917
6p1327
7p719
8p715

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 41.4 cfs is 48% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 28 cfs, across 22 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-6
  • Gusts — Gusting to 24 mph — 15 mph over sustained-10

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.

Do your own homework

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