USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06869950 MULBERRY CREEK NEAR SALINA, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°50'40", long 97°40'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.09, T.14 S., R.3 W., Saline County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260010, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on county highway bridge, 2.0 mi downstream from Spring Creek, 2.0 mi west of Salina, and at mile 9.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 261 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR KS-95-01: 1995-2002 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximum, water years 1961-2001. March 2002 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Current datum of gage is 1,208.73 ft. above msl. (NAVD88) Obtained Oct. 15, 2020 with Trimble R10 using static survey processed by OPUS. Old datum of gage is 1,208.42 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 2002, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 16,800 ft³/s, May 28, 1995 (gage height 27.14 ft) from nonrecording gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - The flood of May 24, 2007 reached a stage of 27.75 ft. with a corresponding discharge of 29,900 cfs.