USGS Streamgage 06820500
Platte River near Agency, MO
Platte River near Agency, MO is USGS streamgage 06820500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10240012. It drains a watershed of about 1,760 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1924. Typical flow runs near 256.9 cfs in July and 517 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,760 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 853 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10240012
- Coordinates
- 39.68803, -94.70261
- USGS site number
- 06820500
- Records begin
- 1924-05-22 (102 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 102 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 | 21.2 | 121.7 | 782.9 | |
| February | 30.2 | 280 | 1,929.7 | |
| March | 67.9 | 459 | 3,855.2 | |
| April | 80.1 | 517 | 3,895.3 | |
| May | 97.8 | 635.5 | 5,417.1 | |
| June | 80.1 | 619.5 | 6,387.3 | |
| July | 43.6 | 256.9 | 2,486.3 | |
| August | 25.3 | 134.7 | 1,259.2 | |
| September | 20.5 | 93.6 | 1,671.6 | |
| October | 14.5 | 93 | 1,226.1 | |
| November | 22.1 | 125 | 1,053.1 | |
| December | 17.5 | 128.4 | 985 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).