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USGS 06892350 KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°59'00",   Longitude 94°57'52"   NAD27
Leavenworth County, Kansas, Hydrologic Unit 10270104
Drainage area: 59,756 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 59,756 square miles,
Datum of gage: 754.12 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2026-01-19  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09  8281 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-06-12  2026-01-18  9849 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-07-08  2026-01-18  39637 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-10  2026-01-18  13235 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09  7817 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-06-12  2026-01-18  9535 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09  7703 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-06-12  2026-01-18  9787 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09  8271 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2014-06-12  2026-01-18  6873 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2014-09-18  2026-01-18  9912 
    Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2015-11-08  2026-01-18  10382 
    Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in situ sensor, micrograms per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  2012-07-26  2014-06-09  1944 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Discontinued June 2014  2002-04-13  2014-06-09  4138 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-06-29  2026-01-18  8567 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09 2738 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-06-12  2025-11-23 3912 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-07-08  2025-02-05 39295 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-10  2025-02-05 12899 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09 2583 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-06-12  2025-11-23 3774 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06-29  2014-06-09 2548 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-06-12  2025-11-23 3877 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2014-09-18  2025-11-23 3752 
    Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2015-11-08  2025-11-23 3398 
    Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in situ sensor, micrograms per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  2012-07-27  2014-06-09 644 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Discontinued June 2014  2002-04-13  2014-06-09 1367 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-06-29  2025-11-23 2791 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06  2014-06  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014-06  2025-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-07  2025-02  
    Gage height, feet  1987-10  2025-02  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06  2014-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014-06  2025-11  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  1999-06  2014-06  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014-06  2025-11  
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2014-09  2025-11  
    Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2015-11  2025-11  
    Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in situ sensor, micrograms per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  2012-07  2014-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Discontinued June 2014  2002-04  2014-06  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017-06  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999  2014  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2014  2026  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- Discontinued June 2014  1999  2014  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2014  2026  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  1999  2014  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2014  2026  
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2014  2026  
    Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)  2016  2026  
    Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in situ sensor, micrograms per liter -- Discontinued June 2014  2012  2014  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Discontinued June 2014  2002  2014  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1973-10-13  2024-07-04  51 
 Field measurements 1973-10-12  2025-11-14  400 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-10-01  2024-03-04  2883 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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