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	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Max.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

07183500 NEOSHO RIVER NEAR PARSONS, KS

LOCATION - Lat 37°20'24", long 95°06'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.21, T.31 S., R.21 E., Labette County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11070205, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 160, 0.4 mi upstream from Hickory Creek, 2.7 mi upstream from dam of Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, 8.0 mi east of Parsons, and at mile 204.1.

DRAINAGE AREA - 4,905 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 807: 1922-23. WSP 1391: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1921 to current year. Monthly discharge only October 1921, published in WSP 1311.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, nonrecording gage at bridge 0.5 mi downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Feb. 7, 1935, nonrecording gage, and Feb. 8, 1935, to Dec. 7, 1966, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Dec. 8, 1966, to June 8, 1987, water-stage recorder 2.7 mi downstream at present datum.

REMARKS - Flow moderately regulated since 1963 by John Redmond Reservoir (station 07182450), 139.6 mi upstream. Small diversion by the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Records include flow of Hickory Creek. Satellite telemeter at station.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2013 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: March 2013 to November 2015 (discontinued). SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (EXO2): November 2015 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2013 to November 2015 (discontinued). WATER TEMPERATURE (EXO2): November 2015 to current year. TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): March 2013 to November 2015 (discontinued). TURBIDITY (EXO2): November 2015 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Mulitparameter water-quality monitor.

REMARKS - Interruptions in record are due to ice conditions or malfunction of the recording instrument or sensors. Instruments used to measure turbidity conform to ISO 7027 standards and were made using Yellow Springs Instrument (YSI) 6136 sensor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 586 microsiemens/cm, May 5, 2015; minimum, 107 microsiemens/cm, July 31, 2013. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 35.3°C, July 10, 2013; minimum, 0.1°C, Jan. 7, 2015. TURBIDITY (YSI 6136 sensor): Maximum, 1,190 FNU, Apr. 4, 2014; minimum, 3.7 FNU, Dec. 28, 2013.