USGS Streamgage 06868200
Saline River at Wilson Dam, KS
Saline River at Wilson Dam, KS is USGS streamgage 06868200, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260010. It drains a watershed of about 1,917 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1963. Typical flow runs near 18 cfs in July and 16.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,917 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,451 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260010
- Coordinates
- 38.97473, -98.49034
- USGS site number
- 06868200
- Records begin
- 1963-03-26 (63 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 63 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 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 170.9 | |
| February | 3.9 | 8.5 | 172.6 | |
| March | 3.2 | 9.1 | 165 | |
| April | 4.4 | 16.7 | 209.3 | |
| May | 7.3 | 18 | 350.7 | |
| June | 9.6 | 19.2 | 492.5 | |
| July | 10.6 | 18 | 218.5 | |
| August | 11.3 | 18 | 188.9 | |
| September | 9.9 | 17.9 | 140.6 | |
| October | 4.3 | 10.6 | 71.2 | |
| November | 3.2 | 9.1 | 62 | |
| December | 4 | 8.8 | 233.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).