Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations

• Description: Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations
• State: KS
• Date: 9/1/1997
• Title: Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Streamflow measurments define gage height- discharge
relation.
USGS technicians measure discharge or flow at all gaging
stations on a routine schedule. Measurements of water depth and
velocity are made at approximately 30 locations across the stream.
The distance between measurement locations (width), the speed of
the water (velocity), and water depth are multiplied to compute
discharge (or streamflow) in cubic feet per second (ft3 /s). Many of
these measurements made over the range in stage of the stream are
plotted against the corresponding stages to define the stage -
discharge relation that is used in conjunction with the recorded
stage to determine continuous discharge throughout the year.
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Stage- discharge relation for Kansas River at Lecompton.
06891000 Kansas River at Lecompton (site 8)
Long -term median daily streamflow Streamflow via satellite 1
(based on 60 years of record)
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May 1997
Hydrograph of flow for Kansas River at Lecompton from INTERNET.
Discharge graphs
Continuous discharge information at
gaging stations, like this "hydrograph"
of the flow of the Kansas River at
Lecompton, is useful to boaters and
other recreational users. Because
discharge is related to stream velocity,
those experienced with the river can
relate discharge information to how fast
the water is moving down the stream.
For example, veteran boatmen on the
Kansas River have been able, through
experience, to determine a relationship
between the river's discharge and good
or poor boating conditions.