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Latitude 37°02'15.03",   Longitude 97°02'21.19"   NAD83

Cowley County, Kansas, Hydrologic Unit 11030013

Drainage area: 43,713 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 36,106 square miles,

Datum of gage: 1,050.65 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1990-10-01	2026-01-24
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1902-10-01	2026-01-23	39192
Gage height, feet	1987-10-19	2026-01-23	13450
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1961-09-01	1975-09-29	5142
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1961-09-01	1975-09-29	5142
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1902-10-01	2025-07-27	39016
Gage height, feet	1987-10-19	2025-07-27	13282
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1961-09-01	1975-09-29	5142
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1961-09-01	1975-09-29	5142
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1902-10	2025-07
Gage height, feet	1987-10	2025-07
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1961-09	1975-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1961-09	1975-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1903	2025
Gage height, feet	1988	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1961	1975
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1961	1975
Peak streamflow	1903-06-03	2023-12-25	107
Field measurements	1961-08-08	2025-12-30	382
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1943-06-25	2004-03-10	2715
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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