USGS Streamgage 06889630
Shunganunga C at Topeka, KS
Shunganunga C at Topeka, KS is USGS streamgage 06889630, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 34 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1970. Typical flow runs near 6.2 cfs in July and 10.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 34 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 907 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.02972, -95.68582
- USGS site number
- 06889630
- Records begin
- 1970-05-29 (56 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 16 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 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 42.7 | |
| February | 2 | 7.4 | 44.5 | |
| March | 2.4 | 8.9 | 90.3 | |
| April | 3.1 | 10.9 | 127.7 | |
| May | 2.9 | 24.7 | 303.8 | |
| June | 2.4 | 13.7 | 157.7 | |
| July | 0.8 | 6.2 | 137.7 | |
| August | 1 | 5.8 | 126.4 | |
| September | 0.9 | 5 | 96.1 | |
| October | 1.1 | 4.4 | 56.1 | |
| November | 1.2 | 4 | 45.7 | |
| December | 1.5 | 4.7 | 58.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).