Wakarusa River near Richland, KS

USGS Site No: 06891260 • Wakarusa River • Shawnee County, KS

Wakarusa River near Richland, KS on the Wakarusa River is currently at 765 cfs (High — 84th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 7.25 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Wakarusa River ↓
Wakarusa River near Lawrence, KS
765
CFS Discharge
7.25
Gage Height (ft)
High
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 2
25th Low threshold 10
50th (Median) Normal (median) 38
75th High threshold 61
95th Very High threshold 1,640 Today: 765 cfs

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.

6.4k 3.2k 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 35 —
May 27, 2026 31 —
May 26, 2026 41 —
May 25, 2026 60 —
May 24, 2026 131 —
May 23, 2026 51 —
May 22, 2026 46 —
May 21, 2026 62 —
May 20, 2026 105 —
May 19, 2026 142 —
May 18, 2026 38 —
May 17, 2026 17 —
May 16, 2026 18 —
May 15, 2026 19 —
Apr 20, 2026 16 —
Apr 19, 2026 19 —
Apr 18, 2026 22 —
Apr 17, 2026 24 —
Apr 16, 2026 29 —
Apr 15, 2026 40 —
Apr 14, 2026 49 —
Apr 13, 2026 56 —
Apr 12, 2026 61 —
Apr 11, 2026 93 —
Apr 10, 2026 22 —
Apr 9, 2026 15 —
Apr 8, 2026 16 —
Apr 7, 2026 18 —
Apr 6, 2026 18 —
Apr 5, 2026 22 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
06891260
State
KS
County
Shawnee County
Coordinates
38.8919, -95.5944
Drainage Area
164 mi²
Datum (ft)
891.7
HUC Code
10270104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,930 cfs
Jun 4, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Aug 28, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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