USGS Streamgage 06891260
Wakarusa River near Richland, KS
Wakarusa River near Richland, KS is USGS streamgage 06891260, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270104. It drains a watershed of about 164 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2002. Typical flow runs near 9.4 cfs in July and 43 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 164 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 903 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270104
- Coordinates
- 38.89194, -95.59444
- USGS site number
- 06891260
- Records begin
- 2002-10-22 (24 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 24 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 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 132.5 | |
| February | 1.2 | 14.9 | 144.5 | |
| March | 1.4 | 27.5 | 336 | |
| April | 4.8 | 43 | 551.3 | |
| May | 6 | 52.2 | 985.8 | |
| June | 2.4 | 34.4 | 518.1 | |
| July | 0.1 | 9.4 | 314.7 | |
| August | 0 | 3.9 | 123.8 | |
| September | 0 | 3.2 | 117.5 | |
| October | 0.1 | 3.2 | 77 | |
| November | 0.2 | 3.4 | 55.9 | |
| December | 0.3 | 4.8 | 126.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).