USGS Streamgage 06893820
Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence
Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence is USGS streamgage 06893820 in Missouri, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It sits on the Little Blue River, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 98 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2009. Typical flow runs near 28 cfs in July and 55 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead, alongside daily high and low water-temperature forecasts.
View live conditions & forecast →
Gauge details
- State
- Missouri
- Drainage area
- 98 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 762 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 39.01736, -94.38728
- USGS site number
- 06893820
- Records begin
- 2009-10-07 (17 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook + water temperature
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.7 | 46.3 | 156 | ||
| 10.2 | 26.8 | 113 | ||
| 7.2 | 19.5 | 108 | ||
| 7.2 | 27.7 | 418 | ||
| 6.6 | 23.5 | 161 | ||
| 6.3 | 20.6 | 186 | ||
| 6.6 | 22.4 | 121 | ||
| 6.6 | 23.4 | 130 | ||
| 6.6 | 20.2 | 69.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 15.5 | 62.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 15 | 42.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 9.5 | 54.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 8.8 | 48 | ||
| 3.7 | 7.6 | 31.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 17 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 | 7 | 17.1 | 173.4 | |
| February | 8.8 | 26.6 | 146.5 | |
| March | 12.8 | 50.1 | 298.9 | |
| April | 16.1 | 55 | 377.7 | |
| May | 13 | 98.4 | 814.8 | |
| June | 10.1 | 42.7 | 643.5 | |
| July | 6.4 | 28 | 524 | |
| August | 6.2 | 17.6 | 360 | |
| September | 5.4 | 16.3 | 187.4 | |
| October | 4.7 | 14.2 | 233 | |
| November | 8 | 16.9 | 133.4 | |
| December | 6.1 | 14.8 | 193.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 98.4 cfs, against 14.2 cfs in October, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 17.1 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 7 and 173.4 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06893820 begin in 2009, about 17 years, covering roughly 6,146 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. A companion model forecasts each day's water-temperature high and low. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence?
- The gauge sits at 39.01736, -94.38728, in Missouri, in hydrologic subbasin 10300101, at an elevation of about 762 feet, draining roughly 98 square miles.
- Can I use Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence 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 Little Blue River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Little Blue River in full.
- Little Blue River. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence this page
- Little Blue River near Lake City, MO 184 sq mi