USGS Streamgage 06889000
Kansas River at Topeka, KS
Kansas River at Topeka, KS is USGS streamgage 06889000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 56,720 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1869. Typical flow runs near 4,789 cfs in July and 3,028 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 56,720 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 904 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.06667, -95.6497
- USGS site number
- 06889000
- Records begin
- 1869-01-01 (157 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 | 663.3 | 1,649.4 | 4,419.7 | |
| February | 824.9 | 2,110 | 7,286.9 | |
| March | 920.6 | 2,567.4 | 11,644.5 | |
| April | 1,021.1 | 3,028 | 17,316.7 | |
| May | 1,248.4 | 4,702.3 | 21,503.2 | |
| June | 1,704.3 | 7,130.3 | 26,730 | |
| July | 1,327.1 | 4,789 | 19,951.6 | |
| August | 1,048.9 | 2,968.1 | 12,943.9 | |
| September | 903.6 | 2,483.3 | 12,026 | |
| October | 795.3 | 1,783.9 | 9,874.8 | |
| November | 719.5 | 1,790.3 | 7,435.3 | |
| December | 704.4 | 1,833.2 | 6,440 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).