USGS Streamgage 06870300
Gypsum C near Gypsum, KS
Gypsum C near Gypsum, KS is USGS streamgage 06870300, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260008. It drains a watershed of about 117 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 4.3 cfs in July and 13.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 117 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,273 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260008
- Coordinates
- 38.62726, -97.42756
- USGS site number
- 06870300
- Records begin
- 1903-05-29 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 72 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 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 22.3 | |
| February | 1.3 | 9.3 | 37.2 | |
| March | 1.6 | 11.4 | 63.7 | |
| April | 2.9 | 13.8 | 54.2 | |
| May | 1.6 | 13.2 | 172.3 | |
| June | 0.6 | 12.1 | 140.6 | |
| July | 0 | 4.3 | 48.7 | |
| August | 0 | 1.4 | 17.7 | |
| September | 0 | 1.3 | 43.7 | |
| October | 0 | 2.5 | 29.2 | |
| November | 0 | 5.5 | 16.9 | |
| December | 0.1 | 6.3 | 16.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).