USGS Streamgage 06893100
Blue River at Kenneth Rd, Overland Park, KS
Blue River at Kenneth Rd, Overland Park, KS is USGS streamgage 06893100, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It drains a watershed of about 66 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2003. Typical flow runs near 8.8 cfs in July and 30.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 66 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 888 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 38.84222, -94.61222
- USGS site number
- 06893100
- Records begin
- 2003-04-16 (23 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 23 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 12.9 | 116.9 | |
| February | 4.8 | 18 | 108 | |
| March | 7.8 | 30.9 | 228.8 | |
| April | 8.8 | 30.7 | 235.1 | |
| May | 5.6 | 36.5 | 428.4 | |
| June | 3.3 | 16.7 | 323.3 | |
| July | 0.5 | 8.8 | 169.4 | |
| August | 0.2 | 5 | 134.1 | |
| September | 0.5 | 5.9 | 76.3 | |
| October | 0.3 | 6.2 | 114.9 | |
| November | 2.1 | 8.4 | 80.6 | |
| December | 2.3 | 11.1 | 90.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext in KC, MO
- Indian C at Overland Park, KS
- Tomahawk C near Overland Park, KS
- Indian C at State Line Rd, Leawood, KS
- Blue River at Kansas City, MO
- Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO
- Blue River at Stadium Drive in Kansas City, MO
- Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MO