USGS Streamgage 06889500
Soldier C near Topeka, KS
Soldier C near Topeka, KS is USGS streamgage 06889500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 290 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 28.3 cfs in July and 68.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 290 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 890 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.09944, -95.72498
- USGS site number
- 06889500
- Records begin
- 1929-04-20 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 91 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 | 22.3 | 106.8 | |
| February | 3.8 | 34.6 | 202.2 | |
| March | 5.9 | 49.2 | 361.8 | |
| April | 8.9 | 68.8 | 446.2 | |
| May | 12.2 | 76.5 | 703.3 | |
| June | 9.8 | 66.9 | 646.8 | |
| July | 2.4 | 28.3 | 257.7 | |
| August | 0.7 | 14.3 | 143.3 | |
| September | 0.7 | 11 | 146.5 | |
| October | 0.5 | 13.2 | 157.8 | |
| November | 1.1 | 18.4 | 115.2 | |
| December | 2.2 | 20.6 | 112 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).