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Kansas Real-Time Water Quality

Calcium, dissolved

Overview

Calcium is a cation that is present in nearly all natural waters, although concentrations vary. Calcium is present in nearly all rocks and soils present and is frequently the dominant cation in natural waters. One of the more common sources of calcium in water is from the dissolution of limestone. High calcium concentrations are undesirable because the water would be less useable as a drinking- water source and can cause the formation of lime deposits in pipes. Information of the hardness of water is used by water treatment managers to determine amounts of chemical to add during the treatment process.

Stations That Measure or Compute Continuous Calcium

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Station Name Station Identifier
Kansas River at Wamego, KS 06887500
Kansas River at Topeka, KS 06889000
Kansas River at DeSoto, KS 06892350
Kill Creek at 95 Street near DeSoto, KS 06892360
Cedar Creek near DeSoto, KS 06892495
Mill Creek at Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 06892513
Blue River at Kenneth Road, Overland Park, KS 06893100
Blue R at Blue Ridge Ext in KC, MO 06893150
Indian Creek at State Line Road, Leawood, KS 06893390
Little Arkansas River at Highway 50 near Halstead, KS 07143672
Little Arkansas River near Sedgwick, KS 07144100
North Fork Ninnescah River above Cheney Reservoir, KS 07144780

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