USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07142019 CHEYENNE BOTTOMS DIVERSION NEAR GREAT BEND, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°26'52", long 98°45'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.33, T.18 S., R.13 W., Barton County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11030008, on left bank 200 ft upstream of county bridge, 5.0 mi north, 1.0 mi east, and 0.1 mi south of Great Bend.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,500 mi². which does not include Dry Walnut Creek Basin or any portion of the Arkansas River Basin above the Dundee diversion.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Current datum of gage is 1,817.80 ft. above mean sea level. (NAVD88) Obtained May 26, 2021 with Trimble R10. Previous datum of gage was 1,812.80 ft. above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - A peak discharge of 449 cfs at a stage of 4.64 ft was recorded on April 20, 2016.