USGS Streamgage 06890100
Delaware River near Muscotah, KS
Delaware River near Muscotah, KS is USGS streamgage 06890100, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270103. It drains a watershed of about 431 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1925. Typical flow runs near 44.9 cfs in July and 97.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 431 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 933 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270103
- Coordinates
- 39.52139, -95.53276
- USGS site number
- 06890100
- Records begin
- 1925-01-01 (101 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 57 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 | 7.1 | 37.2 | 172.9 | |
| February | 11.4 | 60 | 334.2 | |
| March | 15.4 | 73.9 | 707.3 | |
| April | 18.4 | 97.3 | 829.1 | |
| May | 21 | 131.1 | 1,406.9 | |
| June | 14.1 | 94.6 | 1,011.4 | |
| July | 5.2 | 44.9 | 518.9 | |
| August | 1.7 | 22 | 256.6 | |
| September | 1.4 | 16.1 | 380 | |
| October | 1.7 | 17.7 | 272 | |
| November | 4.7 | 37 | 221.9 | |
| December | 5.5 | 41.1 | 181.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).