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USGS 07170000 ELK R NR ELK CITY, KS

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 37°15'49.14",   Longitude 95°54'05.57"   NAD27
Montgomery County, Kansas, Hydrologic Unit 11070104
Drainage area: 575.00 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 575.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 796 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2025-03-12  2025-10-17  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10-01  1969-09-29  11322 
    Gage height, feet  2025-03-13  2025-10-16  200 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10-01  1969-09-29 11322 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1938-10  1969-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939  1969  
 Peak streamflow 1926-10-02  1969-06-01  33 
 Field measurements 1996-07-31  2025-08-28  9 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1940-04-03  1969-10-30  265 
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