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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Solomon River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Solomon R near Minneapolis, KS (site 06876440). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1978 to 2026
Solomon River typically runs highest in June, at a median 281 cfs, and lowest in November, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,750 cfs, in 1982.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 34 to 277 |
| February | 122 | 37 to 266 |
| March | 95 | 36 to 202 |
| April | 79 | 35 to 480 |
| May | 258 | 64 to 674 |
| June | 281 | 89 to 741 |
| July | 123 | 54 to 459 |
| August | 135 | 57 to 422 |
| September | 121 | 49 to 391 |
| October | 69 | 32 to 133 |
| November | 58 | 35 to 144 |
| December | 58 | 36 to 305 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Solomon R near Minneapolis, KS (site 06876440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 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.
- Ottawa State Fishing Lake-SouthSand Creek - State LakePublic
- Ottawa State Fishing Lake-NorthSand Creek - State LakePublic
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