USGS Streamgage 06893150
Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext in KC, MO
Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext in KC, MO is USGS streamgage 06893150, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It drains a watershed of about 93 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2002. Typical flow runs near 20.7 cfs in July and 52.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 93 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 828 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 38.88942, -94.58067
- USGS site number
- 06893150
- Records begin
- 2002-06-01 (24 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 24 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 | 8.1 | 23.5 | 158.1 | |
| February | 9.5 | 33.5 | 156 | |
| March | 11.7 | 51.3 | 291 | |
| April | 15.1 | 52.5 | 343.7 | |
| May | 13.3 | 67.5 | 587 | |
| June | 11 | 36.6 | 415.1 | |
| July | 3.8 | 20.7 | 210.9 | |
| August | 3.8 | 14.9 | 208.5 | |
| September | 5.5 | 15.8 | 119.2 | |
| October | 5.2 | 15.5 | 171.3 | |
| November | 6.9 | 17.5 | 127.5 | |
| December | 8.6 | 21.8 | 136.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Rock Creek at Kentucky Road in Independence, MO