USGS Streamgage 06891500
Wakarusa River near Lawrence, KS
Wakarusa River near Lawrence, KS is USGS streamgage 06891500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270104. It drains a watershed of about 425 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 28.8 cfs in July and 71.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 425 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 827 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270104
- Coordinates
- 38.91139, -95.26108
- USGS site number
- 06891500
- Records begin
- 1921-01-01 (105 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 96 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 | 0.8 | 18 | 360 | |
| February | 1.4 | 26.2 | 403.6 | |
| March | 1.8 | 46 | 639.3 | |
| April | 5.5 | 71.4 | 873.1 | |
| May | 14.7 | 86.6 | 1,314.4 | |
| June | 10.3 | 81.4 | 1,401.3 | |
| July | 2.4 | 28.8 | 827.7 | |
| August | 0.6 | 19.5 | 295.9 | |
| September | 0 | 18.5 | 227.3 | |
| October | 0 | 10.2 | 275.5 | |
| November | 0.2 | 11.3 | 340.9 | |
| December | 0.4 | 15.4 | 345.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).