WSP08577

• File Number: 8407.600
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Kansas General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 5/15/1945
• Author: Corps of Engineers
• Title: Review of Report on the Kansas River - Colorado-Nebraska-Kansas
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TABl.ES IN t:AIN REFORT

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1. Kansas River Basin-Lengths and drainage areas of
principal streams 13 9
A - Republican Hi ver Basin 9
B - Smoky Hill River Bas in 10
C - Big Blue River Baf!ln 10
D - Kansas River (~~ain Stern) Basin 10
2 Cross sectional dimensions 19 13
3 Channel-flow capacity 20 14
4 Recreational lakes in Kansas River Basin 28 17
5 Record of suspended sediment discharge deterrrJnation 31 19
6 Results of sediment investigations in K~n5as River
Basin 1 November 1942 to 30 September 1944 32 19A
7 Population of Kansas River Basin and KansaS Cit~_
1940 census 34 20
8 Population affected by flood plans in the Kansas
River Basin 35 21
9 Population ,of municipalities--194o cenBUS 37 21
10 Irrigated areas in the Kansas River- Basin 40 22
11 Value of farm and manufactured products-1939 41 23
.12 Precipitation-southwestern divis ion of "lebraska-1915 54 27
13 Maximum precipitation - Storm of 16-18 3eptember~ 1919 56 28
14 3torm raini'all data--1\ansas River Basin f:4 30
15 Precipitation data-1909 storm 66 31
16 1.laxlmu.m average depth of rainfall in inches-Storm of
14-17 November 1928 67 32
17 Annual run-off in the Kansas River Bo.sin 71 34
A - Republican River BCL5 in 31.~
B - Smoky Hill River Be..sin 35
C - Big Blue River Bas in 35
D - KaniS as River (Main Stem) Basin 36
18 Minimum mean daily flow on principal streams in Kansas
River Basin 72 36
19 Haximum discharges ill; Republican River Basin--1935
flood 83 40
20 Volume of run-oft' ('If the Republican River--l935 flo0d 84 41
21 Flood stages and discharges, Republican River--June 1943 89 43
22 Occurnmces of major floods, Republican River Bas in 91 43
23 Discharges in Smoley Hill River BF.l.sin--1903 flood :R L4
24 Occurrences of major Floods in Smoky Hill River Basin 98 47
25 River stages and dis charges during floods of June and
3cptember 1941 in Big Dlue River Bas in 102 49
26 Occurrences of l.1ajor Flo(lds~ Big Blue River Basin 104 50
27 Occurrt::nces (If :t1ajor Floods, Kansas River (Main Stem) 112 54
28 Occurrences of Major FloC'ds ~ Stranger Creek and
Viakarusa River 112 55
29 Occurrences of !\'~ajor Floods. D81uware Ri'ler and
Vermi 11i0n Creek 112 55
30 OccurrenCbS of Major Floods, Soldier Creek 112 55A
~31 AI'"t::u subject to floods ill Kansas River Bnsin 115 57
32 Municipalities nff~ctcd by flo0ds 116 57
33 Summary ot'Rural Losses in Kansas River Basin~ 1902-1943 150 70
34 E~timatod flood damage at towns in the Republic~ River
Bas in 1935 flood 153 72
35 Summary of direct damage at Bartley~ Ind1anola, and
Wauneta, Nebr., Republican Riv8r Basin 157 7L.
36 Major municipal flood damages in the Smoky
Hill Rivor Basin, 1903-1943 170 77

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