USGS Streamgage 06876900
Solomon River at Niles, KS
Solomon River at Niles, KS is USGS streamgage 06876900, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260015. It drains a watershed of about 6,770 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1897. Typical flow runs near 256.5 cfs in July and 169.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 6,770 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,188 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260015
- Coordinates
- 38.96899, -97.47704
- USGS site number
- 06876900
- Records begin
- 1897-05-06 (129 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 129 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 | 39.6 | 106.4 | 457.5 | |
| February | 51.8 | 136.7 | 619.5 | |
| March | 58.8 | 157.9 | 872.9 | |
| April | 57.5 | 169.3 | 1,157.5 | |
| May | 63.5 | 291.1 | 2,207.1 | |
| June | 81.8 | 407 | 3,212 | |
| July | 49.7 | 256.5 | 2,212.3 | |
| August | 48.4 | 201.6 | 1,628.4 | |
| September | 49.1 | 161.8 | 1,417.5 | |
| October | 35.2 | 114.1 | 826.1 | |
| November | 40.9 | 108.5 | 536 | |
| December | 41.7 | 110.4 | 508.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).