South Fork Solomon River
River in Kansas, United States
South Fork Solomon River | |
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South Fork Solomon River above Webster Reservoir
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Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin including the South Fork Solomon River
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sherman County, Kansas |
• coordinates | 39°14′45″N 101°26′46″W / 39.24583°N 101.44611°W / 39.24583; -101.44611 [1] |
• elevation | 3,503 ft (1,068 m) |
Mouth | Waconda Lake |
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location
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Cawker City, Kansas |
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coordinates
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39°28′23″N 98°26′00″W / 39.47306°N 98.43333°W / 39.47306; -98.43333 [1] |
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elevation
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1,453 ft (443 m) |
Length | 292 mi (470 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | USGS 06873460 at Woodston, KS [2] |
• average | 40.5 cu ft/s (1.15 m 3 /s) |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m 3 /s) |
• maximum | 7,260 cu ft/s (206 m 3 /s) |
Basin features | |
Watersheds | South Fork Solomon- Solomon - Smoky Hill - Kansas - Missouri - Mississippi |
The South Fork Solomon River is a 292-mile-long (470 km) [3] river in the central Great Plains of North America . The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas . It is a tributary of the Solomon River .
Geography
The South Fork Solomon River rises in Sherman County, Kansas , and flows eastward through Thomas and Sheridan counties into Graham County .
The South Fork Solomon River travels across Graham County roughly following the course of Highway 24. The South Fork Solomon River enters Graham County about ½ mile (0.8 km) south of Studley and exits Graham County about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Nicodemus . The river runs through Bogue , Hill City , Penokee , Morland and Studley, and is impounded eight miles west of Stockton, Kansas in Rooks County to form the large Webster Reservoir .
The river then joins the North Fork Solomon River at Waconda Lake in northwestern Mitchell County , forming the Solomon River . [1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Solomon River . Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
- ↑ "Water-Data Report 2007 - 06873460 South Fork Solomon River at Woodston, KS" (PDF) . U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved 2015-10-20 .
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 29, 2011
External links
- About the Solomon Valley at the Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance