USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06876440 SOLOMON R NR MINNEAPOLIS, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°07'12.10", long 97°42'40.64" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.01, T.11 S., R.4 W., Ottawa County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260015, on the right upstream side of bridge of State Highway 106 at south edge of Minneapolis and at mile 62.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 6,060 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Occasional high-flow measurements water year 1959-78, October 1978 to September 1983, June 2014 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Gage datum is 1217.97 ft. above mean sea level (NAVD88). Established Mar. 8, 2017 using Trimble R10. Previous datum was 1217.37 ft. (NGVD29).
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 13, 1951 reached a stage of 34.1 ft, different site and present datum, from information by National Weather Service (discharge no determined).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge, 8,780 ft³/s, July 11, 1982, gage height, 25.12 ft; maximum gage height, 25.30 ft, July 6, 1982 (backwater from Salt Creek); minimum, 6.0 ft³/s, Feb. 2, 1981.
Peak streamflow since data collection resumed on May 14, 2015 occurred on May 9, 2019. Stage reached 25.58 ft. with a computed discharge of 7580 cfs.