Wildcat C at Scenic Drive, Manhattan, KS

USGS Site No: 06879810 • Riley County, KS

Wildcat C at Scenic Drive, Manhattan, KS is currently at 73 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.43 ft.

Reading from

73
CFS Discharge
3.43
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
Normal
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 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27
75th High threshold 42
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

394 197 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 17
May 27, 2026 16
May 26, 2026 17
May 25, 2026 19
May 24, 2026 21
May 23, 2026 26
May 22, 2026 27
May 21, 2026 32
May 20, 2026 61
May 19, 2026 365
May 18, 2026 135
May 17, 2026 9
May 16, 2026 9
May 15, 2026 9
Apr 20, 2026 3
Apr 19, 2026 3
Apr 18, 2026 3
Apr 17, 2026 3
Apr 15, 2026 4
Apr 14, 2026 5
Apr 13, 2026 5
Apr 12, 2026 6
Apr 11, 2026 9
Apr 10, 2026 5
Apr 9, 2026 4
Apr 8, 2026 4
Apr 7, 2026 4
Apr 6, 2026 4
Apr 5, 2026 4
Apr 4, 2026 4

Station Information

USGS Site No
06879810
State
KS
County
Riley County
Coordinates
39.1884, -96.6426
Drainage Area
86 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,041.0
HUC Code
10270101
View on USGS NWIS →

Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
14.0 ft
Moderate Flood
17.0 ft
Major Flood
23.0 ft

Currently 10.57 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
365 cfs
May 19, 2026
Min discharge
1 cfs
Nov 9, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges