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<br />
<br />CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1937
<br />
<br />Kans. At Junction City the Smoky Hill River, fram the weat, unites with
<br />the Republican River to form the Kansas River, whIch flowlI in a general
<br />easterly direction 136.8 valley miles to the Missouri River at Kansas City.
<br />The entire Republican-Kansas River Valley 1s well provided'with tribu-
<br />tary ~tream8. and numerous tributaries Join the main river, both from the
<br />north and trom the south. Ywny of these tributaries are comparatively
<br />ehort, with a total fall of 200 to 300 teet, 80 that storm run-off 1s de-
<br />livered quickly from them to the main stream.
<br />The RepUblican River flows through a valley .hich, throughout most of
<br />its oourse, has a width of 2 to 3 miles, with bordering uplands ris1ng lOa
<br />to 200 teet above the valley rloor. The main valley and those of its prin-
<br />oipal tributaries ar$ bordered by a definite system ot terraces.
<br />
<br />The topography Qf the Kansas River Valley, below Junction City is
<br />similar to that of the Republican River Valley except that the bordering
<br />uplands are lower and the river is somewhat meandering, with wide oxbow..
<br />The prinCipal tributaries of the Republican-Kansas River system are listed
<br />in the following tablel
<br />
<br />Altitudes and distances in Republican-Kansas River Basin
<br />
<br />(Figures in parenthesea repreaent distances
<br />ponding desoent in feet per river mile.
<br />mile8.)
<br />
<br />Place
<br />
<br />Arikaree Riverl
<br />Cope, Colo.
<br />North of Idalia, Colo.
<br />Haigler, Nebr.
<br />Republican River, Nebr.:
<br />Haigler
<br />Parks
<br />Benkelman
<br />South Fork of Republican
<br />Rivers
<br />Newton, Colo.
<br />St. Prancis, Kans.
<br />Benkelman, Nebr.
<br />Republican River, Nebr. I
<br />Benkelman
<br />Max
<br />Trenton
<br />Culbertson
<br />McCook
<br />Cambridge
<br />Arapahoe
<br />Oxford
<br />Alma
<br />Bloomington
<br />Red Cloud
<br />Superior
<br />audy
<br />
<br />in river miles and the corres-
<br />Other figures are-tor valley
<br />
<br />Altitude
<br />at
<br />low water
<br />(feet)
<br />
<br />~:ance
<br />Kansas
<br />City
<br />
<br />4,150
<br />3,600
<br />3,245
<br />3,245
<br />3,090
<br />2,965
<br />
<br />520
<br />489
<br />462
<br />462
<br />461
<br />439
<br />
<br />3,535
<br />3,275
<br />2,965
<br />
<br />2,955
<br />2,890
<br />2,650
<br />2,660
<br />2,476
<br />2,240
<br />2,140
<br />2,046
<br />1,925
<br />1,820
<br />1,670
<br />1,535
<br />1,50~
<br />
<br />489
<br />464
<br />439
<br />
<br />439
<br />431
<br />411
<br />401
<br />391
<br />366
<br />362
<br />338
<br />320
<br />302
<br />274
<br />249
<br />242
<br />
<br />(m~88)
<br />om
<br />place to
<br />nlace
<br />
<br />o (0)
<br />:51 (35)
<br />27 (28)
<br />
<br />o (P)
<br />11 (16)
<br />12 (14)
<br />
<br />~~ ~~~l
<br />~ jOl
<br />20 (~4)
<br />lD 1'0)
<br />~~ ~:l
<br />
<br />14 (17)
<br />14 (19)
<br />18 (32)
<br />18 (25j
<br />28 (41
<br />26 (27
<br />7 (8)
<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />Descent l feet)
<br />
<br />Per mile
<br />
<br />660
<br />366
<br />
<br />17.'7 (16.'7)
<br />13.1 (12.'7)
<br />
<br />166
<br />136
<br />
<br />14.1 (1O.')
<br />11.2 (9.6)
<br />
<br />260
<br />320
<br />
<br />10.4 (10.')
<br />12.8 (ll.g)
<br />
<br />66
<br />240
<br />90
<br />86
<br />236
<br />100
<br />96
<br />120
<br />106
<br />160
<br />136
<br />30
<br />
<br />\8.11
<br />10.0)
<br />9.01
<br />6.1
<br />(B.ll
<br />(5.91
<br />15.01
<br />3.BI
<br />4.2
<br />(3.7
<br />(5.0)
<br />('.B)
<br />
<br />8.1
<br />12.0
<br />9.0
<br />8.6
<br />9.4
<br />7.1
<br />6.8
<br />6.7
<br />6.8
<br />6.4
<br />6.4
<br />4.3
<br />
<br />FLOOD ON REPUBLICAN AND KANSAS RIVERS, YAY AND JUNE 1935
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<br />Altit~des and di t 1 R
<br />s ances n epublican-KansQS River Basin _ Continued.
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<br /> Al t1 tude ~Btance Im~es) Descent (teet)
<br />Place at
<br /> om om
<br /> low water Kansas place to Total Per mile
<br /> (.feet) City place
<br />Republican River Kana. I
<br />Scandia ' 1,424 225.3 16.7
<br />Concordia 1,338 81 4.8
<br />CIs}" Center 207.3 18.0 86 4.8
<br />Wakefield 1,160 170.3 37.0 178 4.B
<br />Mil.ford 1,120 156.8 13.5 40 3.0
<br />Junction City (water 1,096 150.0 6.8 24 3.5
<br />plant) 1,056 138.7 11.3 40
<br />Junction of Republican 3.6
<br />River and Smoky Hill
<br />River 1,047 136.8
<br />Kansas River and tribu- 1.9 9 4.7
<br />tariea, Kans.1
<br />Ogden 1,022 129.3 7.6
<br />Iltmhattan 989 25 '.3
<br />Big Blue River 117.8 11.6 33 2.9
<br />Wamego 986 116.3 1.5 4 2.7
<br /> 965 103.5 12.8
<br />Vel"Jll1l11on River 941 30 2.,
<br />Topelea 97.9 6.6 14 2.5
<br /> 856 66.0
<br />Soldier Creek 864 31.9 85 2.7
<br />Delaware River 65.1 .9 2 2.2
<br />Lecompton 824 50~6 14.6 30 2.1
<br /> 823 50.0
<br />Lawrenc" 800 .6 1 2.0
<br />WakarusQ River 39.8 10.2 23 2.3
<br /> 780 31 ~6
<br />Stranger Creek 770 8.2 20 2.4
<br />Bonner Springs 27.2 4.4 lD 2.3
<br />Junction of Kansas River 748 17.0 10.2 22 2.2
<br />and Missouri River 71B .0 1'7.0
<br />Smoky" Bill River and trlbu- 30 1.8
<br />tariell, Kana. ~
<br />Inl north 1~607 251.8
<br />Lindsborg 0
<br /> 1,298 207 ~8 44.0 209
<br />Kentor 1.232 4.8
<br />Salina 193.0 14.8 66 4.6
<br />Saline River 1,200 IB5~8 7.2 32 4.'
<br />Solomon Hi ver 1,175 180.4 6.4 25 4.6
<br /> 1,140 172.6
<br />Solomon 1,140 7.B 36 4.5
<br />Abilene 172.5 .1
<br />Enterprise 1,128 164.0 8.5 12 1.4
<br /> 1.100 1Ii8~4
<br />Chapman 1~084 6.6 28 . ^
<br /> 162.4 o.v
<br />Junction City dam 1,055 6,0 16 2.7
<br />Junction of Smoky Hill 139.1 13.3 29 2.2
<br />River and RepUblican
<br />River 1,047 136.8
<br />Soltmon River Kana.t 2.' 8 '.5
<br />Beloit ' 1,339 230.6
<br />Summerville .0
<br />IUnneapolis 1,235 201.8 28.8 104 '.6
<br /> 1,216 196.1
<br />Bennington 1,186 6.7 18 3,3
<br />Niles 186.9 0.2 30
<br /> 1,162 1'79.6 3.3
<br />Junction of Solomon 7,' 24 3,3
<br />Ri ver and Smoky Hill
<br />River 1,140 172~6
<br /> 7.0 22 3.1
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