USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06888350 KANSAS RIVER NEAR BELVUE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°11'35", long 96°08'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.13, T.10 S., R.11 E., Wabaunsee County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270102, on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 3.5 mi southeast of Belvue, 1.3 mi downstream from Wells Creek, 6.4 mi downstream from Vermillion Creek, and at mile 115.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 55,870 mi², of which a large area is probably noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1982 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 925.70 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to July 2016, datum of gage was 925.54 ft above NGVD of 1929.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2011 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage. Satellite telemetry at station.