USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06867500 PARADISE C NR PARADISE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°03'33.09", long 98°50'32.25" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.35, T.11 S., R.14 W., Russell County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260009, at upstream side of bridge on Amhurst Rd, 5.6 mi southeast of Paradise, and at mile 13.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 212 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1946 to September 1953, October 1962 to September 1974, August 2014 to September 2015.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1582.96 ft above NAVD of 1988. GNSS Levels ran Aug. 29, 2018.
Prior to June 25, 1947, nonrecording gage: June 25, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder; and Oct. 2, 1962, to Feb. 7, 1963, nonrecording gage at site 2.5 mi downstream and current datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 14,800 ft³/s July 11, 1951, gage height, 23.10 ft, from rating curve extended above 9,300 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.