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Water-Year Summary for Site 06875900

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06875900 SOLOMON RIVER NEAR GLEN ELDER, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°28'26", long 98°17'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.02, T.7 S., R.9 W., Mitchell County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260015, on right bank, 3.6 mi downstream from Glen Elder Dam, 2.0 mi southeast of Glen Elder, and at mile 168.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,340 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Mar. 4, 1970. Datum of gage is 1375.317 ft. above NAVD88. Prior to Aug. 26, 2021 datum was 1,374.13 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).
REMARKS - Flow mostly regulated since 1967 by Waconda Lake (station 06874200), which in turn is moderately regulated since 1955 by Kirwin Reservoir (station 06871700), and since 1956 by Webster Reservoir (station 06873100). Large diversions downstream from Kirwin and Webster Reservoirs and many small diversions upstream from Waconda Lake for irrigation. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record, 9,410 cfs on Jul. 22, 1993; gage height 29.57 ft. (from digital recorder).