Marais Des Cygnes River at Melvern, KS

USGS Site No: 06911000Marais Des Cygnes River • Osage County, KS

Marais Des Cygnes River at Melvern, KS on the Marais Des Cygnes River is currently at 275 cfs (Normal — 69th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.89 ft.

Reading from

275
CFS Discharge
3.89
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 3
25th Low threshold 16
50th (Median) Normal (median) 47
75th High threshold 344 Today: 275 cfs
95th Very High threshold 2,920

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

4.8k 2.4k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 338
May 27, 2026 767
May 26, 2026 1,020
May 25, 2026 1,020
May 24, 2026 1,030
May 23, 2026 1,030
May 22, 2026 849
May 21, 2026 304
May 20, 2026 40
May 19, 2026 109
May 18, 2026 69
May 17, 2026 25
May 16, 2026 25
May 15, 2026 24
Apr 20, 2026 21
Apr 19, 2026 18
Apr 18, 2026 19
Apr 17, 2026 19
Apr 16, 2026 18
Apr 15, 2026 19
Apr 14, 2026 21
Apr 13, 2026 26
Apr 12, 2026 32
Apr 11, 2026 23
Apr 10, 2026 29
Apr 9, 2026 19
Apr 8, 2026 17
Apr 7, 2026 17
Apr 6, 2026 17
Apr 5, 2026 17

Station Information

USGS Site No
06911000
State
KS
County
Osage County
Coordinates
38.5161, -95.6961
Drainage Area
351 mi²
Datum (ft)
951.3
HUC Code
10290101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,900 cfs
Jun 12, 2025
Min discharge
14 cfs
Feb 10, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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