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Summary of hydrologic conditions in Kansas, water year 2014

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey Kansas Water Science Center, in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, maintains a long-term network of hydrologic monitoring gages in the State of Kansas. These include 206 real-time streamgages, 12 real-time reservoir-level monitoring stations, and 32 groundwater monitoring wells. These data and associated analyses, accumulated over time, provide a unique overview of hydrologic conditions and help improve our understanding of Kansas’s water resources. Yearly hydrologic conditions are determined by comparing statistical analyses of current and historical water year data for the period of record. These data are used in protecting life and property, and managing water resources for agricultural, industrial, public supply, ecological, and recreational purposes.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 36.98500309285596° to 40.01920130768676° latitude; -102.073974609375° to -94.603271484375° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Andrew L. Robison. 2015. Summary of hydrologic conditions in Kansas, water year 2014. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20153027

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