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Glen Elder Marina

Solomon River near Glen Elder, KS

River62.1 mi

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Around Solomon River

Waconda Reservoir (Glen Elder)10.6 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Solomon River is a 62.1 mile river near Glen Elder Marina in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Solomon R at Beloit, KS (site 06876000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Solomon River typically runs highest in June, at a median 286 cfs, and lowest in November, at 49 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 113,000 cfs, in 1951.

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Typical flow by month at Solomon R at Beloit, KS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5018 to 125
February8521 to 148
March7330 to 143
April7925 to 205
May14946 to 427
June28688 to 1,015
July15153 to 492
August11146 to 262
September9138 to 307
October5619 to 136
November4918 to 103
December5419 to 122

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Solomon R at Beloit, KS (site 06876000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Solomon River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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