USGS Streamgage 06915800
Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne, KS
Marais Des Cygnes River at La Cygne, KS is USGS streamgage 06915800, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290102. It drains a watershed of about 2,669 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1984. Typical flow runs near 507.1 cfs in July and 1,011.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,669 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 813 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290102
- Coordinates
- 38.3453, -94.77246
- USGS site number
- 06915800
- Records begin
- 1984-10-01 (42 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 42 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 | 72.5 | 446.7 | 2,837.4 | |
| February | 88.8 | 557.2 | 3,957.2 | |
| March | 114.5 | 879 | 6,710.3 | |
| April | 153 | 1,011.4 | 7,055.3 | |
| May | 185.3 | 2,012.9 | 13,385.8 | |
| June | 126.8 | 1,856.9 | 10,479.7 | |
| July | 80.3 | 507.1 | 5,673.2 | |
| August | 56 | 154.2 | 3,485.2 | |
| September | 56.6 | 123.8 | 3,804.3 | |
| October | 43.9 | 94.3 | 4,622.9 | |
| November | 52.1 | 150 | 4,365 | |
| December | 61.7 | 388.4 | 3,876.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).