USGS Streamgage 06821080
Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO
Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO is USGS streamgage 06821080, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10240012. It drains a watershed of about 65 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1999. Typical flow runs near 2.7 cfs in July and 8.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 65 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 895 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10240012
- Coordinates
- 39.56778, -94.407
- USGS site number
- 06821080
- Records begin
- 1999-10-01 (27 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 27 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 | 0 | 2.1 | 44 | |
| February | 0.1 | 3.9 | 90.1 | |
| March | 0.3 | 8.3 | 177.9 | |
| April | 0.6 | 8.5 | 199.8 | |
| May | 1.2 | 12 | 389.1 | |
| June | 0.6 | 6.8 | 345.6 | |
| July | 0 | 2.7 | 120.9 | |
| August | 0 | 0.6 | 91.4 | |
| September | 0 | 0.4 | 55.8 | |
| October | 0 | 0.7 | 82.1 | |
| November | 0 | 1.4 | 24.9 | |
| December | 0.1 | 2.6 | 51.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).