USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07147190 WHITEWATER R AT AUGUSTA, KS
LOCATION - Lat 37°40'47", long 96°59'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.21, T.27 S., R.4 E., Butler County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11030017, at right upstream side of bridge on the west bound lane of U.S. Highway 54 and K-96, 0.5 mi west of Augusta, 12.0 mi east of Wichita.
DRAINAGE AREA - 456 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,198.30 ft. above mean sea level. (NAVD88) Obtained Apr. 6, 2021. Previous datum of gage was 1,197.17 ft. above NGVD29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - June 8, 1979, crest of 32.70 ft.
Oct. 11, 1985, crest of 31.00 ft.
Nov. 1, 1998, crest of 34.95 ft.