ARKANSAS RIVER AT SYRACUSE.

Location. At highway bridge half a mile south of Syracuse, in section 18, township 24 south, range 40 west.

Drainage area. Approximately 25,500 square miles.

Records available. June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1926.

Gage. Gurley automatic graphic water-stage register on downstream side of bridge pier, and staff gage on outside of gage well.

Discharge measurements.

wading at low stages.

Channel. Shifting.

Extremes of discharge.

Made from bridge during high water and by

Maximum stage recorded, 6.35 feet, August 23, 1923 (discharge, 18,000 second-feet); maximum during the biennium, 4.70 feet, July 24, 1925 (discharge, 10,900 second-feet); minimum stages, 0.76 feet, several days in August, 1926 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

Ice. Stage-discharge relation probably affected somewhat by ice.

Diversions. There are court decrees for the diversion of approximately 12,825 second-feet from the Arkansas and its tributaries above this station in Colorado, and two small diversions above it in Kansas.

Accuracy. Rating curve fairly well defined between stages of 0.93 and 5.22 feet. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating curve. Records fair.

DAILY GAGE HEIGHT, in feet, and DISCHARGE, in second-feet, of Arkansas river at Syracuse, Kan., 1924-’25.

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DAILY GAGE HEIGHT, in feet, and DISCHARGE, in second-feet, of Arkansas river at Syracuse, Kan., 1925-'26.

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ARKANSAS RIVER AT GARDEN CITY.

Location. At highway bridge half a mile south of Garden City, in section 19, township 24 south, range 32 west.

Drainage area. Approximately 28,000 square miles.

Records available. June 20, 1922, to September 30, 1926.

Gage. Stevens automatic graphic water-stage register on downstream side of bridge pier, and staff gage on outside of gage well.

Discharge measurements.

wading at low stages.

Channel. Shifting.

Made from bridge during high water and by

Extremes of discharge. Maximum stage recorded, 7.86 feet, June 18, 1923 (discharge, 19,500 second-feet); maximum during the biennium, 6.60 feet, July 24, 1925 (discharge 11,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0. Gage heights with zero discharge indicate ground-water levels.

Ice. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice for short periods during extreme cold weather.

Diversions. Between the Syracuse station and this station five irrigation canals diverted water to the extent shown elsewhere in this report.

Accuracy. Rating curves well defined between stages of 2.59 and 7.03 feet. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating curve. Records fair.