Solomon River

river in the United States of America
(Redirected from Solomon River (Kansas))

The Solomon River is a 184-mile-long (296 km)[4] river in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire river in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River.

Solomon River
Kiicawiicaku,[1] Mahkineohe, Nepaholla, Rivere de Soucis, Wisgapalla[2]
Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin including the Solomon River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceWaconda Lake
 - locationCawker City, Kansas
 - coordinates39°28′23″N 98°26′00″W / 39.47306°N 98.43333°W / 39.47306; -98.43333
 - elevation1,453 ft (443 m)
MouthSmoky Hill River
 - locationSolomon, Kansas
 - coordinates38°54′13″N 97°22′09″W / 38.90361°N 97.36917°W / 38.90361; -97.36917[2]
 - elevation1,142 ft (348 m)
Length184 mi (296 km)
Basin size6,835 sq mi (17,700 km2)
Discharge 
 - locationUSGS 06876900 at Niles, KS[3]
 - average555 cu ft/s (15.7 m3/s)
 - minimum1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s)
 - maximum157,000 cu ft/s (4,400 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - leftNorth Fork Solomon River
 - rightSouth Fork Solomon River
WatershedsSolomon-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi

Names change

The Native name for the river was Nepaholla. It meant "Water on the Hill". This is a reference to Waconda Spring, which was in the river valley.[5]

References change

  1. "AISRI Dictionary Database Search--prototype version. "River", Southband Pawnee". American Indian Studies Research Institute. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Solomon River
  3. "Water-Data Report-2012 - 06876900 Solomon River at Niles, KS" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 29, 2011
  5. Rothenberger, Von (2002). "About the Solomon Valley". Solomon Valley/Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16.