USGS Streamgage 06888500
Mill C near Paxico, KS
Mill C near Paxico, KS is USGS streamgage 06888500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 318 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1951. Typical flow runs near 53.7 cfs in July and 145.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 318 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 964 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.06472, -96.16916
- USGS site number
- 06888500
- Records begin
- 1951-07-12 (75 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 73 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 | 5.5 | 35.1 | 187.9 | |
| February | 5.7 | 51.1 | 276.1 | |
| March | 5.4 | 93.3 | 482.1 | |
| April | 13.8 | 145.4 | 666.2 | |
| May | 26.8 | 151.5 | 843.3 | |
| June | 23.5 | 125.3 | 662.7 | |
| July | 7.5 | 53.7 | 312.8 | |
| August | 4.1 | 28.7 | 152.4 | |
| September | 3.6 | 22.3 | 131.1 | |
| October | 2.7 | 20.7 | 199.9 | |
| November | 4.6 | 29.6 | 202.7 | |
| December | 5.6 | 28.9 | 181.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).