Welcome to the Kansas River Water Trail! Friends of the Kaw has created this interactive map to help you navigate the 173-mile-long Kansas River and locate the 19 access ramps and in-river hazards. Click on the map icons below for access point and …

The Kansas River at Lawrence, Kansas, aerial view from the north with Lake View Lake (the oxbow lake in the right foreground) and I-70 crossing. The first map showing the Kansas River is French cartographer Guillaume de L'Isle's "Carte de la Louisiane," which was drawn about 1718.

The Kansas River watershed drains almost the entire northern half of Kansas and part of Nebraska and Colorado (53,000 square miles). The major cities along the Kansas River include Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City.

Detailed Kansas River Corps of Engineers Maps – this link will download an interactive map of the Kansas River. You can click on each section that you plan to float and print. Interested in what’s going on in nature when hiking or paddling along the Kaw? Click here to go to the weekly www.kawvalleyalmanac.com update!”

A statewide map of Kansas showing the major lakes, streams and rivers. Drought, precipitation, and stream gage information.

Map of the Kansas River drainage basin. The Kansas River is no stranger to American Rivers’ Most Endangered Rivers® list, having been included five times since 1995. Some progress has been made since the most recent in 2012, although the Kaw still faces many threats.

Discover the Kansas river basin map available to the public.

These printable maps show features of the Kansas River Trail, including river access points (including GPS coordinates); parks and camping, restrooms, and dams

Friends of the Kaw https://kansasriver.org/ 2020 UPDATE of RIVER ACCESS MAP

Aug 6, 2022 · The Kansas Rivers Map provides comprehensive information on the several rivers, streams and lakes flowing through the state. The Republican River, Arkansas River, Kansas River, Smoky Hill River, and The Missouri River are the important rivers of Kansas.