USGS Streamgage 06894000
Little Blue River near Lake City, MO
Little Blue River near Lake City, MO is USGS streamgage 06894000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10300101. It drains a watershed of about 184 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1948. Typical flow runs near 43 cfs in July and 115.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 184 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 735 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10300101
- Coordinates
- 39.10056, -94.3005
- USGS site number
- 06894000
- Records begin
- 1948-03-20 (78 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 78 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 | 9.3 | 42.4 | 209.8 | |
| February | 14.6 | 59.6 | 275.6 | |
| March | 20.5 | 95.6 | 462.9 | |
| April | 23.6 | 115.3 | 589.7 | |
| May | 26.2 | 107.9 | 774 | |
| June | 18.5 | 88 | 731.6 | |
| July | 10.4 | 43 | 356.3 | |
| August | 5.6 | 29 | 202 | |
| September | 5.1 | 27.9 | 254 | |
| October | 6 | 30.5 | 282.8 | |
| November | 8.2 | 36.1 | 203.8 | |
| December | 7.1 | 38.3 | 196.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).