USGS Streamgage 06876700
Salt C near Ada, KS
Salt C near Ada, KS is USGS streamgage 06876700, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260015. It drains a watershed of about 406 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1959. Typical flow runs near 8.4 cfs in July and 17.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 406 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,267 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260015
- Coordinates
- 39.13913, -97.83655
- USGS site number
- 06876700
- Records begin
- 1959-06-17 (67 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 67 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 | 2.3 | 10 | 47.5 | |
| February | 3.4 | 13.6 | 63.8 | |
| March | 3.6 | 15.5 | 134.5 | |
| April | 3.7 | 17.3 | 195.6 | |
| May | 2.8 | 22 | 499.5 | |
| June | 2.6 | 21.4 | 240.1 | |
| July | 0.6 | 8.4 | 187.5 | |
| August | 0.6 | 6.6 | 115.3 | |
| September | 0.5 | 5.2 | 77.9 | |
| October | 0.5 | 5.1 | 44.2 | |
| November | 1.7 | 8 | 44.2 | |
| December | 2 | 9.8 | 40.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).