Minimum streamflows established

82a-703c. Minimum streamflows established. In accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-703a, and amendments thereto, the legislature hereby establishes the following minimum desirable streamflows: Table—MINIMUM DESIRABLE STREAMFLOWS (cfs) Watercourse Month J F M A(a) M(a) J(a) J A S O N D Marais des Cygnes Ottawa 15 15 15 15(40) 20(50) 20(50) 25 25 20 15 15 15 LaCygne 20 20 20 20(50) 20(150) 25(150) 25 25 20 20 20 20 Neosho Americus 5 5 5 5 5(20) 5(30) 5(30) 5 5 5 5 5 Iola 40 40 40 40(60) 40(200) 40(200) 40 40 40 40 40 40 Parsons 50 50 50 50(100) 50(300) 50(300) 50 50 50 50 50 50 Cottonwood Florence 10 10 10 10 (30) 10 (60) 10 (60) 10 10 10 10 10 10 Plymouth 20 20 20 20 (60) 20 (150) 20 (150) 20 20 20 20 20 20 Little Arkansas Alta Mills 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Valley Center 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Arkansas River Kinsley (b) 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 Great Bend (b) 3 3 3 3 10 10 5 3 2 2 2 3 Hutchinson 80 80 100 100 100 100 80 80 60 60 60 80 Rattlesnake Creek Macksville (b) 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 1 1 1 5 5 Zenith 15 15 15 15 15 15 5 3 3 3 10 15 North Fork Ninnescah Above Cheney 40 50 50 50 40 30 10 5 5 10 40 40 South Fork Ninnescah Pratt 10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 10 10 Murdock 80 90 90 90 90 50 30 30 30 50 80 80 Ninnescah Peck 100 100 100 100 100 70 30 30 30 50 100 100 Saline Russell 5 5 15 15 15 12 2 2 2 5 5 5 Smoky Hill Ellsworth(c) 20 20 25 30 35 45 35 15 15 15 20 20 Medicine Lodge Kiowa 50 55 60 60 40 30 6 1 1 4 40 50 Chikaskia Corbin 30 45 50 45 40 30 16 5 5 8 30 30 Big Blue Marysville 100 100 125 150 150 (d) 150 (d) 80 90 65 80 80 80 Little Blue Barnes 100 100 125 150 150 (d) 150 (d) 75 80 60 80 80 80 Republican Concordia (e) 100 125 150 150 150 150 150 150 80 65 80 100 Clay Center 125 150 200 250 250 250 200 200 100 90 100 125 Mill Creek Paxico 8 8 8 25 30 35 10 5 5 2 5 8 Delaware Muscotah 10 10 20 20 20 20 5 3 3 2 10 10 Walnut River Winfield 30 35 40 65 100 100 30 25 20 20 20 30 Whitewater River Towanda 10 15 15 20 25 25 10 5 5 5 6 10 Spring River Baxter Springs (f) 175 200 250 300 450 350 200 160 120 120 150 175 Chapman Creek Chapman 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 Solomon River Niles 40 50 60 60 90 90 50 50 40 40 40 40 (a) Spawning flows to be managed if reservoirs in flood pool; otherwise use lower flows. (b) Subject to subsequent assessment of lagged effects of extensive groundwater appropriations in regional aquifer. (c) Subject to subsequent assessment of lagged effects of upstream depletions. (d) Subject to the stateline flows contained in the Blue River Compact. (e) Subject to subsequent assessment of Harlan County reservoir operations, development of compact stateline flows and lagged effects of upstream depletions. (f) Flows measured at Quapah, Oklahoma; may need review if a new station is established. History: L. 1985, ch. 338, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 402, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 309, § 1; April 13.