WSP09960

• File Number: 8407.600
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Kansas General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/1/1971
• Author: Kansas Water Resourc
• Title: Kansas Streamflow Characteristics - Part 8 - In-Channel Hydraulic Geometry of Streams in Kansas - Technical Report Number 8
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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EXPLANATION

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8600 Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kan6. 8535 Republican RIver near Hardy, Nebr.
8610 Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans 8545 Republican River of Scandia, Kon,.
8625 Smoky Hill River at Ellis, Kan6. 8560 Republican River at Concordia, Kans.
8640 Smoky Hill River 0' Rus6ell, Kans. 8566 Republicon Riv'r at Cloy Cenler,l<ans
8645 Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans. 8875 Kansas Rlv,r at WameQo, Kan6.
8655 Smoky Hill Riv'r ot Longl'y, Kans 8890 Kansas River 01 Topeka, Kans.
8660 Smoky Hill River 01 LindsborQ, kans.

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Figure 7.

Relation of width, depth, and velocity to 10-percent
duration of discharge as discharges increase downstream
in the Republican, Smoky Hill, and Kansas Rivers, Kansas.

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