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Water-Year Summary for Site 06884400

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06884400 LITTLE BLUE RIVER NEAR BARNES, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°43'33", long 96°48'16" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.3 S., R.5 E., Marshall County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270207, on right bank at downstream side of county bridge 1.0 mi north and 3.1 mi east of Barnes downstream, and at mile 12.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,351 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1958 to current year. Published as "at Waterville" April 1958 to September 1960; records prior to April 1958 collected at site 11.5 mi downstream and are considered not equivalent. Prior to August 2004 recording gage located 6.5 mi upstream at different datum.
GAGE - Water-stage recorders. Datum of gage is 1,124.08 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to July 2010, datum of gage was 1,135.00 ft from topographic map.
REMARKS - Natural flow affected by ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Satellite telemeter at station.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued). WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued). TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): October 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Multiparameter water-quality monitor.
REMARKS - Records good. Interruptions in record are due to ice conditions, malfunction of the recording instrument or sensors, or during days of no streamflow. Instruments used to measure turbidity conform to ISO 7027 standards and were made using Yellow Springs Instrument (YSI) 6136 sensor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 951 microsiemens/cm, Jan. 4, 2010; minimum, 138 microsiemens/cm, Aug. 26, 2009. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.2°C, Aug. 11, 2010; minimum, -0.1°C, Dec. 4, 2008. TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): Maximum, >1,770 FNU, Nov. 1, 2009; minimum, 2.2 FNU, Jan. 12, 2010.