USGS Streamgage 06876070
Solomon River near Simpson, KS
Solomon River near Simpson, KS is USGS streamgage 06876070, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260015. It drains a watershed of about 5,538 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1990. Typical flow runs near 162.9 cfs in July and 88.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 5,538 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,334 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260015
- Coordinates
- 39.36812, -97.92923
- USGS site number
- 06876070
- Records begin
- 1990-09-01 (36 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 15 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 | 20.3 | 184.5 | 1,220.6 | |
| February | 21.9 | 168.5 | 1,240.1 | |
| March | 22.6 | 142.4 | 1,705.8 | |
| April | 22.5 | 88.5 | 1,418 | |
| May | 21.2 | 115.9 | 1,543.9 | |
| June | 22.4 | 141.7 | 1,860.3 | |
| July | 25.1 | 162.9 | 3,338.4 | |
| August | 28 | 104.3 | 2,542.6 | |
| September | 21.6 | 52.4 | 2,037.7 | |
| October | 22.7 | 48.7 | 1,428.4 | |
| November | 23.3 | 45.6 | 1,712.3 | |
| December | 22.7 | 162.7 | 1,623.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).