USGS Streamgage 06892000
Stranger C near Tonganoxie, KS
Stranger C near Tonganoxie, KS is USGS streamgage 06892000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270104. It drains a watershed of about 406 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 34.8 cfs in July and 104 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 406 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 819 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270104
- Coordinates
- 39.11639, -95.0108
- USGS site number
- 06892000
- Records begin
- 1929-04-21 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 3.4 | 32.8 | 196.3 | |
| February | 4.9 | 51.6 | 378.8 | |
| March | 10.7 | 78.4 | 679.3 | |
| April | 15.1 | 104 | 750.6 | |
| May | 21.1 | 121.2 | 1,319.2 | |
| June | 12.9 | 90.6 | 1,372.4 | |
| July | 2.7 | 34.8 | 664.3 | |
| August | 0.7 | 16.3 | 313 | |
| September | 0.9 | 11.9 | 379.5 | |
| October | 0.7 | 11.5 | 313.9 | |
| November | 1.9 | 24.4 | 251.8 | |
| December | 2.8 | 29.8 | 197.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).