Rivermatics

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.

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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.

Historical monthly discharge percentiles in cubic feet per second
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).

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