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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
06889500 SOLDIER CREEK NEAR TOPEKA, KS
LOCATION - Lat 39°05'58", long 95°43'29" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.14, T.11 S., R.15 E., Shawnee County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270102, on right bank 150 ft downstream of county highway bridge, 1.5 mi upstream from Halfday Creek, 4.0 mi northwest of Topeka, and at mile 6.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 290 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1440: 1929-30(M), 1941-42, 1948(P), 1950. See also PERIOD OF RECORD.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1929 to September 1932, August 1935 to current year. Prior to October 1935, published as "at Topeka." Records for October 1932 to July 1935, published in WSP 746, 761, and 786, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 863.075 feet above NAVD88 based on survey of 3/23/2021. Datum previously published as 862.95 feet above NGVD29.
Prior to July 27, 1935, a chain gage was located at site location 2.0 miles downstream and at a different datum.
August 1, 1935 to June 16, 1958, a nonrecording gage was present, and from June 17, 1958 to May 24, 1960 a water-stage recorder was operated at the present site and at a datum 4.0 feet higher than current datum.
From May 25, 1960, to June 8, 1961, a nonrecording gage was operated at a site 1.1 miles downstream and at a datum 1.79 feet lower than current.
REMARKS - Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum flood during period of record reached a stage of 34.78 ft on Oct. 2, 2005 (discharge 47,800 cfs). Water level toppled levee slightly.
