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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06910800 MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER NEAR READING, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°34'01", long 95°57'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.15, T.17 S., R.13 E., Lyon County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10290101, on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1.9 mi downstream from confluence of One Hundred and Fortytwo Mile Creek and Elm Creek, 4.3 mi upstream from Duck Creek, 3.0 mi north of Reading, and at mile 467.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 177 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1969 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,048.32 ft above NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).
REMARKS - Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - On June 11, 1969, Mr. Guy Casebier, owner of the property where the gage is located, said the 1951 flood reached the bottom of the bridge floor and was the highest since at least the 1920's. Mr Casebier said he thought the 1951 flood was one-half foot over the flood of April 27, 1969, which reached a stage of 24.3 ft.
It is concluded that the 1951 flood reached a stage of 25 ft.
It is concluded that the 1951 flood reached a stage of 25 ft.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Peak stage for period of record reached 27.47 ft on May 29, 1982, correlating to a of discharge 67,400 cfs.
