USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06891500 WAKARUSA RIVER NEAR LAWRENCE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°54'41", long 95°15'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.24, T.13 S., R.19 E., Douglas County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10270104, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 59, 4 mi south of Lawrence, and at mile 16.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 425 mi² of which 367 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 976: 1935. WSP 1310: 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M), 1945-47(M), 1949-50(M). WSP 1919: 1958, 1959.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1929 to current year. Published as "below Clinton Dam" December 1972 to September 1980.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.26 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to May 7, 1959, nonrecording gage, and May 8, 1959, to Nov. 30, 1972, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Dec. 1, 1972, to Sept. 30, 1980, water-stage recorder at site 2.3 mi upstream at datum 3.95 ft higher.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known since at least 1880, that of July 12, 1951.