Marais des Cygnes River Basin
The Marais des Cygnes River rises near Eskridge in Wabaunsee County, Kansas and flows east and south to join the Little Osage River in Bates County, Missouri. The basin covers 4,304 square miles of east-central and southeast Kansas and includes all or parts of 13 counties. Dragoon Creek, Bull Creek, Pottawatomie Creek and Sugar Creek are major tributaries in Kansas. The Marmaton and Little Osage Rivers originate in Kansas and join in Missouri just above their confluence with the Marais des Cygnes to become the Osage River. The Marais des Cygnes basin includes four Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) Subbasins: 10290101, 10290102, 10290103 and 10290104.
| No. | Member Name |
Representative Category |
Term
Expires |
| 1. | Chair - Ron Brown, Fort Scott, KS | Other Public Water Supplier (BSC) | 6/30/2015 |
| 2. | Vice Chair - Rory Hale, Spring Hill, KS | Municipal Public Water Supply (CC) | 6/30/2015 |
| 3. | Jerry Bennett, Ottawa, KS | At Large Public (BSC) | 6/30/2013 |
| 4. | Francis William Bennett, Williamsburg, KS | Conservation/Environment (CC) | 6/30/2013 |
| 5. | Sherman Cole, Osawatomie, KS | Industry/Commerce (CC) | 6/30/2013 |
| 6. | Ron E. Dunbar, Richmond, KS | Agriculture (BSC) | 6/30/2013 |
| 7. | Jerry J. Eggleston, Louisburg, KS | At Large Public (CC) | 6/30/2013 |
| 8. | Frank Grosshart, Pleasanton, KS | Fish and Wildlife (CC) | 6/30/2015 |
| 9. | Lynn Wobker, Osawatomie, KS | Watershed District (BSC) | 6/30/2015 |
| 10. | Larry Walrod, La Cygne, KS | Planning and Zoning (BSC) | 6/30/2015 |
| 11. | Vacant | Recreation (CC) | 6/30/2015 |
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Marais
des Cygnes Basin Advisory Committee Membership Application
Information Sheet - Attending a KWA Meeting as a Representative of your BAC
Current Projects in the Marais des Cygnes River Basin
- TMDLs for Marais des Cygnes Basin are being reviewed
Past Meetings & Materials
- April 3, 2012 - MDC BAC Meeting, 1:00 pm, Miami County RWD No. 2, 25290 Harmony Road, Paola, KS - Lunch will be provided by Miami Co. RWD No. 2 at 11:30- Meeting Materials
- January 25-26, 2012 - KWA, Topeka
- November 3-4, 2011 - KWA, Lawrence
- October 27, 2011 - Marais des Cygnes Basin Advisory Committee Conference Call, 10:00 a.m., KWO Conference Room, Topeka, KS
- September 20, 2011, MDC BAC Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Hideout Hunting Lodge, 1893 Road 360 - Allen - A lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m., with a cost of $10/person. Please RSVP. Tour at 1:00 p.m. - Meeting Materials
- August 11-12, 2011 - KWA, Lyons
- June 22, 2011 - MDC BAC Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Pomona Lake Shelter House #4 - Meeting Materials
- March 29-31, 2011 - Kansas Rural Water Association Conference, Wichita KS
- March 1, 2011 - MDC BAC Meeting - 1:00 p.m., Labette Bank Meeting Room, 501 Market, La Cygne, Kansas - Meeting Materials
Questions? - Contact Bobbi.Wendt@kwo.ks.gov - KWO Marais des Cygnes Basin Planner - Bobbi is an Environmental Scientist and Water Resource Planner. She grew up in Auburn, KS and continues to live there today. Her background is in environmental studies and water rights. She has worked for the Kansas Water Office for 3 years and was previously employed in the Topeka Field Office, Division of Water Resources.
Upcoming Meetings & Materials
- June 19, 2012 - MDC BAC Meeting -1:00 p.m., Pomona Lake Shelter House #4
Water News for the BAC Members
Meeting Notes
Basin Related Links