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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06876440 SOLOMON R NR MINNEAPOLIS, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°07'12.10", long 97°42'40.64" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.01, T.11 S., R.4 W., Ottawa County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260015, on the right upstream side of bridge of State Highway 106 at south edge of Minneapolis and at mile 62.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 6,060 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Occasional high-flow measurements water year 1959-78, October 1978 to September 1983, June 2014 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Gage datum is 1217.97 ft. above mean sea level (NAVD88). Established Mar. 8, 2017 using Trimble R10. Previous datum was 1217.37 ft. (NGVD29).
REMARKS - Flow moderately regulated since 1968 by Waconda lake 110.3 mi upstream. Slight regulation by Kirwin Reservoir since 1955 and by Webster Reservoir since 1956. Many small diversions above station for irrigation. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 13, 1951 reached a stage of 34.1 ft, different site and present datum, from information by National Weather Service (discharge no determined).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum discharge, 8,780 ft³/s, July 11, 1982, gage height, 25.12 ft; maximum gage height, 25.30 ft, July 6, 1982 (backwater from Salt Creek); minimum, 6.0 ft³/s, Feb. 2, 1981.

Peak streamflow since data collection resumed on May 14, 2015 occurred on May 9, 2019. Stage reached 25.58 ft. with a computed discharge of 7580 cfs.