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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Farmers Ditch is a 7.2 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Farmers Ditch near Deerfield, KS (site 07138075). The mapped line runs from 37.9989, -101.0487 to 38.0062, -100.9200. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2005 to 2025
Farmers Ditch typically runs highest in July, at a median 41 cfs, and lowest in February, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 106 cfs, in 2007.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 14 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 12 |
| April | 19 | 0.0 to 32 |
| May | 25 | 9.4 to 42 |
| June | 29 | 7.0 to 45 |
| July | 41 | 23 to 57 |
| August | 27 | 5.6 to 45 |
| September | 16 | 1.8 to 24 |
| October | 12 | 0.0 to 25 |
| November | 9.1 | 0.0 to 36 |
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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Farmers Ditch near Deerfield, KS (site 07138075). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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