USGS Streamgage 06887500
Kansas River at Wamego, KS
Kansas River at Wamego, KS is USGS streamgage 06887500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 55,280 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1902. Typical flow runs near 4,214.2 cfs in July and 2,382.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 55,280 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 975 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.19833, -96.30555
- USGS site number
- 06887500
- Records begin
- 1902-07-13 (124 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 107 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 | 602.7 | 1,442.6 | 4,042.9 | |
| February | 748.5 | 1,831.4 | 6,459 | |
| March | 771.1 | 2,130 | 10,309.7 | |
| April | 853.3 | 2,382.7 | 14,590 | |
| May | 1,052.5 | 3,924.8 | 18,948.4 | |
| June | 1,469 | 6,145.3 | 24,566.7 | |
| July | 1,258.5 | 4,214.2 | 18,674.2 | |
| August | 955.8 | 2,710.3 | 11,848.1 | |
| September | 828.6 | 2,312.7 | 11,004.3 | |
| October | 715.9 | 1,589 | 8,982.3 | |
| November | 631.8 | 1,553.7 | 6,520.7 | |
| December | 621.2 | 1,637.7 | 5,956.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).