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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />00lG84 <br /> <br />IN-CHANNEL HYDRAULIC GEOMETRY OF STREAMS IN KANSAS <br /> <br />C. V. Burns <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The rates of increase in a downstream direction in width, depth, <br />and velocity of streams in Kansas are similar to those found for <br />other streams in the Midwest. Information from 117 stream-gaging <br />stations in Kansas and adjoining areas was used to develop the <br />parameters to define the hydraulic geometry of the streams. <br />Hydraulic equations written in terms of discharge were developed <br />by least-squares regression for flows exceeded 10, 50, and 80 <br />percent of the time and for average flow. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The equations are used to predict the average width, depth, and <br />velocity of flow for any location on streams in Kansas having <br />drainage areas between 100 and 9,000 square miles. The average <br />depth and velocity of flow can be used to compute the coefficient <br />of reaeration. <br />