USGS Streamgage 06892950
Kansas River at Kansas City, KS
Kansas River at Kansas City, KS is USGS streamgage 06892950 in Kansas, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270104. It sits on the Kansas River, alongside 11 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 60,098 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1994.
Gauge details
- State
- Kansas
- Drainage area
- 60,098 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 725 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270104
- Coordinates
- 39.09, -94.60912
- USGS site number
- 06892950
- Records begin
- 1994-04-29 (32 years)
Common questions
- How long has Kansas River at Kansas City, KS been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06892950 begin in 1994, about 32 years, covering roughly 76 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Where is Kansas River at Kansas City, KS?
- The gauge sits at 39.09, -94.60912, in Kansas, in hydrologic subbasin 10270104, at an elevation of about 725 feet, draining roughly 60,098 square miles.
- Can I use Kansas River at Kansas City, KS data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Kansas River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Kansas River in full.
- Kansas River at Fort Riley, KS 44,870 sq mi
- Kansas River at Manhattan, KS 45,288 sq mi
- Kansas River at Wamego, KS 55,280 sq mi
- Kansas River near Belvue, KS 55,870 sq mi
- Kansas River Ab Topeka Weir at Topeka, KS 56,686 sq mi
- Kansas River at Topeka, KS 56,720 sq mi
- Kansas River at Lecompton, KS 58,460 sq mi
- Kansas River at Lawrence, KS 58,500 sq mi
- Kansas River at Desoto, KS 59,756 sq mi
- Kansas River near Lake Quivira, KS 59,985 sq mi
- Kansas River at Kansas City, KS this page
- Kansas River near Ogden, KS