USGS Streamgage 06884400
L Blue River near Barnes, KS
L Blue River near Barnes, KS is USGS streamgage 06884400, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270207. It drains a watershed of about 3,351 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1958. Typical flow runs near 323.3 cfs in July and 301.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 3,351 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,126 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270207
- Coordinates
- 39.72584, -96.80474
- USGS site number
- 06884400
- Records begin
- 1958-05-01 (68 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 68 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 | 93.6 | 190 | 461 | |
| February | 127.1 | 245.4 | 857 | |
| March | 143.6 | 271.5 | 1,805.2 | |
| April | 152 | 301.6 | 1,375.3 | |
| May | 151.7 | 458.4 | 2,990 | |
| June | 136.7 | 502.1 | 3,060.7 | |
| July | 82.9 | 323.3 | 1,870.6 | |
| August | 73.2 | 247.9 | 1,357.9 | |
| September | 62.7 | 189.4 | 1,137.4 | |
| October | 89.7 | 172.4 | 994.6 | |
| November | 107.5 | 187.9 | 516.5 | |
| December | 100.1 | 181.9 | 419 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).