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Water-Year Summary for Site 07144550

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07144550 ARKANSAS RIVER AT DERBY, KS
LOCATION - Lat 37°32'39.50", long 97°16'32.05" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.12, T.29 S., R.1 E., Sedgwick County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11030013, on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge at west edge of Derby, 0.9 mi downstream from mouth of bypass channel, and at mile 749.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 40,830 mi² of which 7,263 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1968 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 1,230.56 ft. above msl. (NAVD88, established Mar. 28, 2018) (Static survey,OPUS-RS) The previous datum was 1,229.95 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (city of Wichita bench mark).
REMARKS - Flow slightly regulated since 1948 by John Martin Reservoir (station 07130000). Low flow regulated by city of Wichita low-water dam. Natural flow affected by numerous diversions upstream from station. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - The flood of Nov. 2, 1998 reached a stage of 16.60 ft. with a corresponding discharge of 60,700 cfs.