About this river
Blue River is a 12.4 mile river near Lake Jacomo Marina in Missouri. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Blue River at Stadium Drive in Kansas City, MO (site 06893578). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Blue River typically runs highest in May, at a median 198 cfs, and lowest in October, at 64 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,100 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 | 53 to 163 | |
| February | 103 | 66 to 187 | |
| March | 159 | 81 to 298 | |
| April | 152 | 95 to 356 | |
| May | 198 | 108 to 516 | |
| June | 131 | 73 to 367 | |
| July | 91 | 50 to 237 | |
| August | 76 | 45 to 178 | |
| September | 73 | 49 to 153 | |
| October | 64 | 44 to 144 | |
| November | 66 | 46 to 119 | |
| December | 80 | 46 to 142 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blue River at Stadium Drive in Kansas City, MO (site 06893578). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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