USGS Streamgage 06917500
Marmaton River near Fort Scott, KS
Marmaton River near Fort Scott, KS is USGS streamgage 06917500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290104. It drains a watershed of about 388 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1904. Typical flow runs near 11.3 cfs in July and 131.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 388 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 759 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290104
- Coordinates
- 37.84893, -94.70274
- USGS site number
- 06917500
- Records begin
- 1904-05-01 (122 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 1.5 | 40.2 | 361.4 | |
| February | 3.3 | 60.1 | 464.8 | |
| March | 5.6 | 91.8 | 827 | |
| April | 15.3 | 131.5 | 1,198.9 | |
| May | 12.8 | 122.2 | 1,888.5 | |
| June | 3.7 | 77.6 | 1,351.8 | |
| July | 0.9 | 11.3 | 391 | |
| August | 0.8 | 2.6 | 134 | |
| September | 0.8 | 4.3 | 356 | |
| October | 0.9 | 7.4 | 480.2 | |
| November | 1 | 16.1 | 402.2 | |
| December | 1.4 | 19.4 | 262.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).