USGS Streamgage 06875900
Solomon River near Glen Elder, KS
Solomon River near Glen Elder, KS is USGS streamgage 06875900, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260015. It drains a watershed of about 5,340 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1964. Typical flow runs near 93.5 cfs in July and 43.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5,340 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,399 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260015
- Coordinates
- 39.4739, -98.28367
- USGS site number
- 06875900
- Records begin
- 1964-10-01 (62 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 62 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 | 10.7 | 32.9 | 382.1 | |
| February | 11.6 | 49.1 | 461.9 | |
| March | 12.4 | 45 | 539.9 | |
| April | 13.5 | 43.1 | 563.5 | |
| May | 14.7 | 61.3 | 862.4 | |
| June | 18.4 | 90.8 | 1,244.3 | |
| July | 32.2 | 93.5 | 1,253.5 | |
| August | 27.3 | 82.5 | 1,139.1 | |
| September | 16.2 | 43.9 | 547.4 | |
| October | 10.8 | 23.7 | 287.7 | |
| November | 10.6 | 20.4 | 339.1 | |
| December | 9.7 | 24.2 | 524 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).