South Fork Solomon River

South Fork Solomon River
South Fork Solomon River above Webster Reservoir
Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin including the South Fork Solomon River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSherman County, Kansas
 • coordinates39°14′45″N 101°26′46″W / 39.24583°N 101.44611°W / 39.24583; -101.44611[1]
 • elevation3,503 ft (1,068 m)
MouthWaconda Lake
 • location
Cawker City, Kansas
 • coordinates
39°28′23″N 98°26′00″W / 39.47306°N 98.43333°W / 39.47306; -98.43333[1]
 • elevation
1,453 ft (443 m)
Length292 mi (470 km)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 06873460 at Woodston, KS[2]
 • average40.5 cu ft/s (1.15 m3/s)
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum7,260 cu ft/s (206 m3/s)
Basin features
WatershedsSouth 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.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Solomon River. Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
  2. ^ "Water-Data Report 2007 - 06873460 South Fork Solomon River at Woodston, KS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011