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916:. A Report Prepared for the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources and Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2003-49.
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Changes in fish assemblages, Solomon River basin, Kansas: habitat alterations, extirpations, and introductions
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Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin including the
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19:For the river in the U.S. state of Alaska, see
431:, meaning "Water on the Hill" in reference to
517:Kansas towns along the Solomon River include
399:. The entire length of the river lies in the
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477:Mitchell County, Kansas
443:, later corrupted into
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912:Donald O. Whittemore,
21:Solomon River (Alaska)
841:"Solomon River Basin"
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653:List of Kansas rivers
585:. In 1806, explorer
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322:Basin features
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577:. With the
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519:Cawker City
514:watershed.
495:in western
485:Smoky Hills
481:High Plains
376:Mississippi
327:Tributaries
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945:Categories
745:2015-10-20
701:2012-05-26
679:References
591:North Fork
453:Mahkineohe
407:. It is a
401:U.S. state
364:Smoky Hill
359:Watersheds
252:Basin size
209:97°22′09″W
206:38°54′13″N
132:98°26′00″W
129:39°28′23″N
897:Kessinger
893:Whitefish
885:(2004) .
561:explorer
459:Geography
429:Nepaholla
409:tributary
282:Niles, KS
264:Discharge
799:(1995).
647:See also
551:Cheyenne
539:American
508:Missouri
372:Missouri
362:Solomon-
62:Location
537:Before
533:History
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411:of the
67:Country
599:Kansas
567:France
559:French
553:, and
547:Pawnee
525:, and
523:Beloit
506:, and
504:Kansas
441:Salmon
437:French
425:Native
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368:Kansas
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