Solomon River: River in the United States of America
The Solomon River is a 184-mile-long (296 km) 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, Mahkineohe, Nepaholla, Rivere de Soucis, Wisgapalla | |
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Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin including the Solomon River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Waconda Lake |
| - location | Cawker City, Kansas |
| - coordinates | 39°28′23″N 98°26′00″W / 39.47306°N 98.43333°W |
| - elevation | 1,453 ft (443 m) |
| Mouth | Smoky Hill River |
| - location | Solomon, Kansas |
| - coordinates | 38°54′13″N 97°22′09″W / 38.90361°N 97.36917°W |
| - elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Length | 184 mi (296 km) |
| Basin size | 6,835 sq mi (17,700 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | USGS 06876900 at Niles, KS |
| - average | 555 cu ft/s (15.7 m3/s) |
| - minimum | 1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) |
| - maximum | 157,000 cu ft/s (4,400 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | North Fork Solomon River |
| - right | South Fork Solomon River |
| Watersheds | Solomon-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
Names
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.
References
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