USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07144550 ARKANSAS RIVER AT DERBY, KS
LOCATION - Lat 37°32'39.50", long 97°16'32.05" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.12, T.29 S., R.1 E., Sedgwick County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11030013, on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge at west edge of Derby, 0.9 mi downstream from mouth of bypass channel, and at mile 749.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 40,830 mi² of which 7,263 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1968 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 1,230.56 ft. above msl. (NAVD88, established Mar. 28, 2018) (Static survey,OPUS-RS) The previous datum was 1,229.95 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (city of Wichita bench mark).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - The flood of Nov. 2, 1998 reached a stage of 16.60 ft. with a corresponding discharge of 60,700 cfs.