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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Min.,Max.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Mean,Min.,Max.)
	00301 Diss oxygen,%saturtn(Mean,Max.,Min.)
	00400 pH(Med.,Max.,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Min.,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06893100 BLUE RIVER AT KENNETH ROAD, OVERLAND PARK, KS

LOCATION - Lat 38°50'32", long 94°36'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.10, T.14 S., R.25 E., Johnson County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10300101, on left downstream side of bridge on Kenneth Road.

DRAINAGE AREA - 65.8 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - 2004M, 2005M, 2006M, 2007M 2008M, 2009M.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2003 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 858.36 ft above NAVD of 1988 (Johnson County, Kansas, bench mark). Aug. 12, 2005, to Jan. 31, 2006, gage located 1,200 ft downstream.

REMARKS - Satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - A peak instantaneous stage of 22.29 ft was recorded by the submersible pressure-transducer on Aug 22, 2017.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued).

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued). pH: February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued). WATER TEMPERATURE: February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued). DISSOLVED OXYGEN (Lumin): February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued). TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): February 2004 to December 2011 (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION - Multiparameter water-quality monitor.

REMARKS - Records good. Interruptions in record are due to ice conditions, malfunction of the recording instrument or sensors, or during days of no streamflow. Instruments used to measure turbidity conform to ISO 7027 standards and were made using Yellow Springs Instrument (YSI) 6136 sensor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 923 microsiemens/cm, Dec. 11, 2007; minimum, 111 microsiemens/cm, May 16, 2010.

pH: Maximum, 8.9 standard units, Mar. 3, 2006; minimum, 7.0 standard units, Oct. 7, 2007.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.0°C, Aug. 2, 2011; minimum, -0.1°C, Jan. 16, 2005.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN (Lumin): Maximum, 17.9 mg/L, Feb. 20, 2006; minimum, 1.2 mg/L, Oct. 11, 2011.

TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): Maximum, >1,940 FNU, Aug. 27, 2006; minimum, 0.1 FNU, Nov. 8, 2011.