USGS Streamgage 06869500
Saline River at Tescott, KS
Saline River at Tescott, KS is USGS streamgage 06869500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260010. It drains a watershed of about 2,820 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1919. Typical flow runs near 79.8 cfs in July and 60 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,820 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,296 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260010
- Coordinates
- 39.00379, -97.87339
- USGS site number
- 06869500
- Records begin
- 1919-09-01 (107 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 107 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 | 12.3 | 35.4 | 181 | |
| February | 15.8 | 44.3 | 245.3 | |
| March | 18 | 51.7 | 263.9 | |
| April | 19 | 60 | 490.4 | |
| May | 21.2 | 87.1 | 1,032.3 | |
| June | 25.2 | 133 | 1,163.9 | |
| July | 16.5 | 79.8 | 793.6 | |
| August | 14.4 | 58.3 | 656.4 | |
| September | 14.5 | 50.5 | 526.9 | |
| October | 10.5 | 39.3 | 287 | |
| November | 12.1 | 42.8 | 187.6 | |
| December | 12.9 | 38.6 | 185.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).