USGS Streamgage 06913500
Marais Des Cygnes River near Ottawa, KS
Marais Des Cygnes River near Ottawa, KS is USGS streamgage 06913500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290101. It drains a watershed of about 1,250 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 126.1 cfs in July and 256.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,250 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 896 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290101
- Coordinates
- 38.61807, -95.26831
- USGS site number
- 06913500
- Records begin
- 1895-07-06 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 124 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 | 5 | 92.9 | 1,011.9 | |
| February | 7.4 | 123.2 | 1,251.7 | |
| March | 18.8 | 193.3 | 1,994.5 | |
| April | 37.7 | 256.2 | 2,806 | |
| May | 45.3 | 305.4 | 3,956.5 | |
| June | 30.7 | 407 | 4,642 | |
| July | 7.1 | 126.1 | 2,438.4 | |
| August | 2.8 | 48.4 | 786 | |
| September | 2.5 | 46.1 | 770.3 | |
| October | 2.3 | 48.6 | 1,107.8 | |
| November | 2.7 | 60.5 | 1,113.9 | |
| December | 3 | 84.3 | 1,068.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).