USGS Streamgage 06893557
Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO
Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO is USGS streamgage 06893557, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It drains a watershed of about 12 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1998. Typical flow runs near 1.5 cfs in July and 2.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 12 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 850 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 39.03308, -94.60539
- USGS site number
- 06893557
- Records begin
- 1998-07-15 (28 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 28 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 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 10 | |
| February | 0.5 | 1.6 | 13.1 | |
| March | 0.7 | 2.4 | 24 | |
| April | 0.6 | 2.8 | 48.8 | |
| May | 0.6 | 3 | 63.8 | |
| June | 0.6 | 2.3 | 61.8 | |
| July | 0.4 | 1.5 | 36.9 | |
| August | 0.3 | 1.3 | 42.5 | |
| September | 0.3 | 1.1 | 32.3 | |
| October | 0.4 | 1.4 | 26.8 | |
| November | 0.4 | 1.3 | 16 | |
| December | 0.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Cedar Creek near Lee's Summit, MO
- Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence
- Adair Creek at Independence, MO
- Crackerneck Creek at Selsa Rd. in Independence, MO
- Spring Branch Creek at Holke Rd in Independence, MO