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USGS 06887500 KANSAS R AT WAMEGO, KS

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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This station is operated by the USGS and funded by the Logo for COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District. Water-quality monitors funded in cooperation with Kansas Water Office, WaterOne, City of Olathe, City of Topeka, and USGS cooperative matchings funds as part of the USGS National Water Quality Program.

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This station managed by the Lawrence field office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2014-06-11  2026-07-20
1990-10-01  2026-07-20
2007-10-01  2026-07-20
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2014-06-24  2026-07-20
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2015-06-02  2026-07-20
2015-06-02  2026-07-20
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2014-06-21  2026-07-20
2014-06-11  2026-07-20
2015-05-06  2026-07-20
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2014-06-11  2026-07-20
2012-08-31  2014-06-09
2025-06-30  2026-07-20







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, Discontinued June 2014
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 30.2 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 3710 07-20-2026   00:30 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 20 based on 106 water years of record more
Min
(1936)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 20		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(1950)
605 1990 3710 4090 8500 8980 83500

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 5.41 07-20-2026   00:30 CDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, Discontinued June 2014
 
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 655 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, Discontinued June 2014
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.1 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation, [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 108 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, Discontinued June 2014
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.6 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, fluorometric method, excitation at 470 +-15 nm, emission at 685 +-20 nm, relative fluorescence units (RFU), [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 9.8 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU), [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.58 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Chlorophyll, total, water, fluorometric, 650-700 nanometers, in situ sensor, micrograms per liter, Discontinued June 2014
 
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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
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), [YSI EXO]
Most recent instantaneous value: 48.6 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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Cyanobacteria fluorescence of phycocyanin (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, cells per milliliter, Discontinued June 2014
 
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.11 07-20-2026   00:45 CDT
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