| Delaware River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kc-rivers.png) Kansas City metropolitan rivers with the Delaware in the northwest | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northeast Nemaha County, Kansas, United States |
| • coordinates | 39°55′40″N 095°50′15″W / 39.92778°N 95.83750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Mouth | Kansas River |
• location | Near Perry, Kansas, United States |
• coordinates | 39°03′33″N 095°23′52″W / 39.05917°N 95.39778°W[1] |
• elevation | 252 ft (77 m)[1] |
| Length | 94 mi (151 km), North-South[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Perry, Kansas |
| • average | 654 cu/ft. per sec.[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kansas River watershed |
The Delaware River (originally called the Grasshopper River)[4] is a 94-mile-long (151 km)[2] river located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas. The Delaware River basin drains 1,117 square miles (2,890 km2) from the outflow of the Perry Lake reservoir. The river has been classified as a Category 1 watershed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, meaning that the watershed is in need of immediate restoration and protection. The river is one of the major tributaries of the Kansas River.
- ^ a b c "Delaware River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1978-10-13. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 06890900 DELAWARE R AT PERRY, KS".
- ^ Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine