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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07155590 CIMARRON RIVER NEAR ELKHART, KS
LOCATION - Lat 37°07'19", long 101°53'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.04, T.34 S., R.42 W., Morton County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11040002, Cimarron National Grasslands, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Kansas Highway 27, 8.0 mi north of Elkhart, and at mile 499.4.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,899 mi² of which 483 mi² probably is noncontributing. does not contribute directly to surface runoff.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR KS-84-1: 1983.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
April 1971 to April 2013 (discontinued).
Dec. 2018 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,376.89 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to May 25, 1999, at datum 5.0 ft higher.
REMARKS - Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge 21,500 cfs on May 26, 1977, Gage Height 9.17 ft., at site and gage datum then in use.
Maximum Gage Height of 10.61 ft. on June 2, 2021, Discharge 528 cfs at current site.
