USGS Streamgage 06874000
SF Solomon River at Osborne, KS
SF Solomon River at Osborne, KS is USGS streamgage 06874000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260014. It drains a watershed of about 2,012 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1946. Typical flow runs near 27.1 cfs in July and 31.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,012 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,525 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260014
- Coordinates
- 39.42779, -98.69424
- USGS site number
- 06874000
- Records begin
- 1946-03-28 (80 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 80 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 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 102.4 | |
| February | 7.1 | 22.1 | 147.9 | |
| March | 8.4 | 27.9 | 208.5 | |
| April | 8.7 | 31.8 | 265.9 | |
| May | 7.2 | 33.9 | 348.3 | |
| June | 5.9 | 34.3 | 557.5 | |
| July | 2.3 | 27.1 | 402.5 | |
| August | 1.7 | 25.1 | 268.7 | |
| September | 2.5 | 17.9 | 162.5 | |
| October | 4.3 | 14.1 | 114.5 | |
| November | 5.9 | 16.2 | 124.6 | |
| December | 5.7 | 16.4 | 107.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).