USGS Streamgage 06917560
Marmaton River near Richards, MO
Marmaton River near Richards, MO is USGS streamgage 06917560, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10290104. It drains a watershed of about 455 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2005. Typical flow runs near 23.6 cfs in July and 234.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 455 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 775 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10290104
- Coordinates
- 37.86472, -94.58222
- USGS site number
- 06917560
- Records begin
- 2005-10-01 (21 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 21 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 | 4.4 | 37.8 | 718.1 | |
| February | 14.5 | 78.4 | 961.5 | |
| March | 24 | 130.9 | 2,540.6 | |
| April | 29.9 | 234.9 | 3,630 | |
| May | 30.3 | 389.4 | 5,077.1 | |
| June | 10.1 | 96.4 | 3,232.1 | |
| July | 3.2 | 23.6 | 1,147 | |
| August | 1.1 | 8.1 | 1,057.2 | |
| September | 1.1 | 12.6 | 998.5 | |
| October | 1 | 13.2 | 955.5 | |
| November | 1.9 | 23 | 518.5 | |
| December | 3.1 | 20.7 | 724.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).