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Water-Year Summary for Site 07179500

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Water year 2025: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
07179500 NEOSHO RIVER AT COUNCIL GROVE, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°39'57", long 96°29'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.14, T.16 S., R.8 E., Morris County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11070201, on right bank at downstream side of bridge, 300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek, 1.0 mi upstream from Elm Creek, 1.7 mi downstream from Council Grove Lake, and at mile 448.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 265 mi². Per automated delineation using 30-meter NHDPlus in Kansas StreamStats website 9/11/2017.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1939-40(M), 1942.

REVISON: A shifting error occurred within the audit period of 04/24/2024-07/22/2024 as the shift in place for the period was held throughout the period erroneously. The shifts were updated, and the audit was performed on April 7, 2025.  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1938 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Jan. 8, 1997. Datum of gage is 1,206.70 ft. above mean sea level (NAVD88). Previous datum of gage was 1,205.63 ft. above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1940, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow completely regulated since 1964 by Council Grove Lake (station 07179400), 1.7 mi upstream. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1903 reached a stage of 37.3 ft at water plant, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.