USGS Streamgage 06876440
Solomon River near Minneapolis, KS
Solomon River near Minneapolis, KS is USGS streamgage 06876440, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260015. It drains a watershed of about 6,060 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1978. Typical flow runs near 141.1 cfs in July and 94.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 6,060 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,254 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260015
- Coordinates
- 39.12003, -97.71129
- USGS site number
- 06876440
- Records begin
- 1978-09-19 (48 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 48 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 | 22.5 | 96.1 | 961.3 | |
| February | 29 | 115.3 | 764.4 | |
| March | 29.5 | 96.3 | 1,507 | |
| April | 29.6 | 94.3 | 1,135 | |
| May | 33 | 305.5 | 2,369.3 | |
| June | 34.1 | 295.2 | 1,755.7 | |
| July | 33.2 | 141.1 | 1,816.4 | |
| August | 37.1 | 132.7 | 1,585.4 | |
| September | 34.1 | 129.3 | 1,469.9 | |
| October | 22.8 | 73.9 | 1,379.5 | |
| November | 28.3 | 56.8 | 678.1 | |
| December | 24.3 | 59 | 1,000 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).