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Water year 2017: 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2017

07145500 NINNESCAH RIVER NEAR PECK, KS

LOCATION - Lat 37°27'25.07", long 97°25'24.80" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.10, T.30 S., R.1 W., Sumner County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11030016, on right bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 3.0 mi southwest of Peck, and at mile 31.6.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,129 mi² of which 344 mi² probably is noncontributing.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1944(M). WSP 1241: 1944, 1945(M), 1947-48(M).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1937 to current year. Prior to April 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 1,223.36 ft. above msl. (NAVD88) (Static survey,OPUS-RS) Previous datum was 1,222.38 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, non-recording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS - Flow partially regulated since 1964 by Cheney Reservoir (station 07144790). Satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 9, 1923, reached a stage of 26.4 ft from floodmark, discharge, about 70,000 ft³/s.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

The flood of May 17, 1957 reached a stage of 21.85 ft., discharge 38,200 cfs.

The flood of Oct. 11, 1985 reached a stage of 21.33 ft., discharge 34,800 cfs.

The flood of Sept. 10, 2016 reached a stage of 22.99 ft., discharge of 40,300 cfs.

DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
YEAR 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
DAILY MEAN VALUES
[e, Value has been estimated.]

Day	Oct
	2016
1	e450
2	e550
3	e580
4	e495
5	514
6	569
7	540
8	469
9	375
10	353
11	348
12	339
13	328
14	316
15	312
16	307
17	300
18	289
19	278
20	270
21	265
22	259
23	258
24	257
25	255
26	277
27	281
28	268
29	258
30	255
31	251
Total	10,870
Mean	351
Max	580
Min	251
Ac-ft	21,550

Day	Nov
2016
1	247
2	245
3	248
4	254
5	254
6	254
7	260
8	276
9	288
10	272
11	257
12	251
13	246
14	247
15	247
16	247
17	248
18	247
19	242
20	238
21	241
22	247
23	253
24	251
25	246
26	246
27	e253
28	e252
29	252
30	245
--
Total	7,554
Mean	252
Max	288
Min	238
Ac-ft	14,979

Day	Dec
2016
1	239
2	236
3	237
4	252
5	259
6	263
7	254
8	242
9	232
10	218
11	265
12	262
13	253
14	247
15	e234
16	231
17	e241
18	e164
19	e176
20	e202
21	e232
22	e271
23	e315
24	e324
25	356
26	326
27	296
28	272
29	253
30	244
31	240
Total	7,836
Mean	253
Max	356
Min	164
Ac-ft	15,540

Day	Jan
2017
1	232
2	234
3	232
4	228
5	e212
6	e166
7	e129
8	e183
9	e258
10	e354
11	340
12	302
13	264
14	258
15	307
16	e3,210
17	e3,720
18	1,490
19	1,220
20	1,070
21	1,000
22	976
23	1,020
24	962
25	916
26	880
27	853
28	657
29	465
30	433
31	411
Total	22,980
Mean	741
Max	3720
Min	129
Ac-ft	45,580

Day	Feb
2017
1	395
2	381
3	368
4	360
5	359
6	357
7	355
8	349
9	342
10	334
11	335
12	333
13	327
14	364
15	498
16	506
17	515
18	524
19	530
20	586
21	628
22	592
23	570
24	551
25	534
26	523
27	523
28	449
--
--
--
Total	12,490
Mean	446
Max	628
Min	327
Ac-ft	24,770

Day	Mar
2017
1	356
2	333
3	317
4	310
5	306
6	306
7	302
8	293
9	286
10	280
11	277
12	277
13	277
14	278
15	277
16	276
17	278
18	277
19	272
20	270
21	265
22	260
23	263
24	267
25	273
26	281
27	296
28	312
29	3,840
30	4,540
31	1,940
Total	18,390
Mean	593
Max	4540
Min	260
Ac-ft	36,470

Day	Apr
2017
1	1,090
2	823
3	779
4	1,160
5	4,580
6	4,630
7	1,570
8	1,730
9	2,210
10	2,120
11	2,050
12	2,000
13	1,500
14	1,130
15	1,380
16	2,210
17	2,420
18	1,790
19	1,610
20	1,750
21	1,890
22	2,310
23	1,780
24	1,090
25	1,110
26	1,160
27	1,100
28	1,070
29	1,420
30	2,890
--
Total	54,350
Mean	1,812
Max	4630
Min	779
Ac-ft	107,800

Day	May
2017
1	2,860
2	1,670
3	3,190
4	6,040
5	3,300
6	1,760
7	1,250
8	1,000
9	859
10	823
11	1,010
12	6,800
13	5,820
14	1,670
15	1,150
16	922
17	823
18	773
19	904
20	1,020
21	959
22	889
23	894
24	980
25	1,010
26	978
27	941
28	918
29	895
30	883
31	963
Total	53,950
Mean	1,739
Max	6800
Min	773
Ac-ft	107,000

Day	Jun
2017
1	1,080
2	1,090
3	1,130
4	1,140
5	1,220
6	1,150
7	1,110
8	1,090
9	1,100
10	1,080
11	1,050
12	1,040
13	1,020
14	1,020
15	1,070
16	1,530
17	1,080
18	922
19	852
20	670
21	565
22	456
23	338
24	309
25	291
26	280
27	280
28	256
29	239
30	251
--
Total	24,710
Mean	824
Max	1530
Min	239
Ac-ft	49,010

Day	Jul
2017
1	292
2	320
3	281
4	253
5	240
6	234
7	215
8	206
9	195
10	181
11	169
12	156
13	144
14	147
15	146
16	136
17	131
18	122
19	113
20	104
21	96.9
22	90.6
23	87.7
24	82.7
25	79.0
26	81.8
27	76.3
28	76.9
29	74.2
30	76.3
31	75.7
Total	4,683
Mean	151
Max	320
Min	74.2
Ac-ft	9,289

Day	Aug
2017
1	80.7
2	86.2
3	86.3
4	80.2
5	77.5
6	86.0
7	230
8	188
9	134
10	133
11	241
12	344
13	324
14	215
15	175
16	150
17	140
18	130
19	123
20	116
21	105
22	102
23	98.8
24	95.7
25	96.9
26	95.0
27	92.9
28	90.3
29	86.7
30	82.7
31	80.1
Total	4,166
Mean	134
Max	344
Min	77.5
Ac-ft	8,263

Day	Sep
2017
1	78.4
2	80.4
3	83.3
4	85.6
5	83.6
6	78.9
7	74.8
8	74.2
9	72.6
10	70.1
11	65.4
12	64.7
13	64.1
14	62.3
15	65.8
16	64.1
17	72.2
18	74.8
19	70.8
20	68.4
21	64.4
22	60.3
23	58.0
24	56.0
25	71.7
26	109
27	128
28	430
29	289
30	207
--
Total	2,928
Mean	97.6
Max	430
Min	56.0
Ac-ft	5,807

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1938 - 2017, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
Mean	426	404	315	323	425	627	713	855	882	506	320	460
Max	3,170	2,767	1,032	1,429	3,027	3,245	3,568	4,314	3,812	3,258	2,172	3,535
(WY)	(1986)	(1980)	(1945)	(1949)	(1949)	(1973)	(1944)	(1993)	(1957)	(1948)	(2013)	(2016)
Min	38.5	80.9	90.3	81.5	117	104	120	91.4	43.0	18.3	5.43	3.24
(WY)	(1940)	(1955)	(2013)	(1957)	(1967)	(1967)	(1972)	(1967)	(1956)	(1954)	(1956)	(1956)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
	Water Year 2017		Water Years 1938 - 2017
Annual total	224,900
Annual mean	616.2		520.4
Highest annual mean			1,234	1993
Lowest annual mean			157.8	2011
Highest daily mean	6,800	May 12	35,200	Sep 10, 2016
Lowest daily mean	56.0	Sep 24	0.200	Sep 03, 1956
Annual 7-day minimum	64.2	Sep 19	0.343	Sep 01, 1956
Maximum peak flow	10,700^a	May 12	40,300^a	Sep 10, 2016
Maximum peak stage	16.12^b	May 12	22.99	Sep 10, 2016
Annual runoff (cfsm)	0.289		0.245
Annual runoff (inches)	3.93		3.33
10 percent exceeds	1,302		1,060
50 percent exceeds	280.0		238.0
90 percent exceeds	83.5		79.0

^a Discharge affected by Regulation or Diversion
^b Gage height is an estimate

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