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USGS 06889000 KANSAS R AT TOPEKA, KS

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°04'00",   Longitude 95°38'58"   NAD27
Shawnee County, Kansas, Hydrologic Unit 10270102
Drainage area: 56,720 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 56,720 square miles,
Datum of gage: 847.08 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-07-18  2005-09-29  1937 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-06-12  2025-10-22  39511 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-10  2025-10-22  13499 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-07-18  2005-09-29  1892 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1999-07-17  2005-09-29  1728 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1999-07-17  2005-09-29  1899 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  1999-07-17  2005-09-29  1793 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-07-18  2005-09-29 1937 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-06-12  2025-01-29 39245 
    Gage height, feet  1987-10-10  2025-01-29 13266 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-07-18  2005-09-29 1892 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1999-07-17  2005-09-29 1728 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1999-07-17  2005-09-29 1899 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  1999-07-17  2005-09-29 1793 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999-07  2005-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917-06  2025-01  
    Gage height, feet  1987-10  2025-01  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999-07  2005-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1999-07  2005-09  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1999-07  2005-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  1999-07  2005-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1999  2005  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1917  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1988  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1999  2005  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1999  2005  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1999  2005  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  1999  2005  
 Peak streamflow 1869  2024-07-02  128 
 Field measurements 1934-06-05  2025-07-28  417 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1953-03-20  2011-10-31  679 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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