USGS Streamgage 06888000
Vermillion C near Wamego, KS
Vermillion C near Wamego, KS is USGS streamgage 06888000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270102. It drains a watershed of about 243 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1915. Typical flow runs near 20.5 cfs in July and 38.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 243 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 997 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270102
- Coordinates
- 39.34777, -96.2175
- USGS site number
- 06888000
- Records begin
- 1915-06-01 (111 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 90 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 | 1 | 11.3 | 68.1 | |
| February | 2 | 20.7 | 140.3 | |
| March | 2.7 | 24 | 185.8 | |
| April | 4.3 | 38.5 | 279.6 | |
| May | 6.8 | 56.9 | 462.9 | |
| June | 5.2 | 57.7 | 476.6 | |
| July | 1.1 | 20.5 | 130.5 | |
| August | 0.6 | 8.5 | 79.5 | |
| September | 0.4 | 5.3 | 95.7 | |
| October | 0.2 | 6.6 | 106.3 | |
| November | 0.5 | 13 | 61.5 | |
| December | 0.6 | 11.5 | 65.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).