USGS Streamgage 06888350
Kansas River near Belvue, KS
Kansas River near Belvue, KS is USGS streamgage 06888350, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 55,870 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 4,223.9 cfs in July and 2,658.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 55,870 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 943 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.19305, -96.14749
- USGS site number
- 06888350
- Records begin
- 1982-10-01 (44 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 44 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 | 720.4 | 2,020.3 | 6,377.1 | |
| February | 747.1 | 2,342.1 | 7,255.9 | |
| March | 751.7 | 2,349.7 | 10,586.5 | |
| April | 895.8 | 2,658.7 | 18,033.3 | |
| May | 1,077.3 | 5,152.6 | 23,571 | |
| June | 1,487 | 6,967 | 25,763.3 | |
| July | 1,323.9 | 4,223.9 | 21,680.6 | |
| August | 1,010.5 | 2,814.2 | 16,377.7 | |
| September | 858.9 | 2,323 | 9,791 | |
| October | 803.7 | 1,668.7 | 11,040.6 | |
| November | 679.3 | 1,353.7 | 10,383.3 | |
| December | 659.5 | 2,888.1 | 8,968.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).