USGS Streamgage 06867000
Saline River near Russell, KS
Saline River near Russell, KS is USGS streamgage 06867000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260009. It drains a watershed of about 1,502 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 35.4 cfs in July and 39.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,502 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,564 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260009
- Coordinates
- 38.96586, -98.85409
- USGS site number
- 06867000
- Records begin
- 1945-10-01 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 81 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 | 2.5 | 19.4 | 85.2 | |
| February | 4.2 | 29.6 | 121.7 | |
| March | 9 | 37.3 | 144.5 | |
| April | 7.5 | 39.9 | 190.5 | |
| May | 9.4 | 45 | 278.7 | |
| June | 7.6 | 49.2 | 380.9 | |
| July | 2.7 | 35.4 | 242.5 | |
| August | 1.4 | 23.7 | 219 | |
| September | 1.5 | 19.3 | 160.5 | |
| October | 1.3 | 16.1 | 133.5 | |
| November | 1.9 | 21.1 | 115.3 | |
| December | 2.4 | 19.7 | 87.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).