USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06882510 BIG BLUE RIVER AT MARYSVILLE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°50'31", long 96°39'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.03, T.2 S., R.7 E., Marshall County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270205, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 36, 0.3 mi west of Marysville, and at mile 84.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4,777 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,110.31 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of May 1903 reached a stage of 43.79 ft, from floodmarks. Flood of June 9, 1941, reached a stage of 45.39 ft, from floodmarks; no discharge determined. Flood of June 15, 1951, reached a stage of 40.22 ft, from U.S. Weather Bureau wire-weight gage reading; discharge 55,600 ft³/s, by contracted-opening measurement of peak flow. Flood of Oct. 13, 1973, reached a stage of 43.86 ft, from wire-weight gage readings.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): November 2008 to September 2010 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Multiparameter water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 967 microsiemens/cm, Dec. 16, 2010; minimum, 188 microsiemens/cm, July 5, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 32.5°C, Aug. 11, 2010; minimum, -0.1°C, Dec. 21, 2008.
TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): Maximum, >1,450 FNU, June 16, 2009; minimum, 2.8 FNU, Jan. 29, 2009.