USGS Streamgage 06892350
Kansas River at Desoto, KS
Kansas River at Desoto, KS is USGS streamgage 06892350, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270104. It drains a watershed of about 59,756 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1917. Typical flow runs near 6,007.1 cfs in July and 4,265.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 59,756 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 787 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270104
- Coordinates
- 38.98334, -94.96469
- USGS site number
- 06892350
- Records begin
- 1917-07-08 (109 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 109 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 | 836.1 | 2,085.2 | 6,042.6 | |
| February | 1,049.3 | 2,662.8 | 9,794.5 | |
| March | 1,139 | 3,349.7 | 16,135.5 | |
| April | 1,260.3 | 4,265.7 | 23,650 | |
| May | 1,618.7 | 6,289.4 | 27,432.3 | |
| June | 2,140.7 | 9,260.3 | 34,390 | |
| July | 1,726.1 | 6,007.1 | 24,290.3 | |
| August | 1,289.7 | 3,680.3 | 15,841.3 | |
| September | 1,109.3 | 3,017 | 14,607 | |
| October | 1,012 | 2,232.3 | 12,949.7 | |
| November | 869.2 | 2,165.7 | 9,998 | |
| December | 842.2 | 2,208.7 | 8,397.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).