Smoky Hill River in Kansas
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Around Smoky Hill River
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Smoky Hill River is a 62.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Smoky Hill R near Mentor, KS (site 06866500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
Smoky Hill River typically runs highest in June, at a median 260 cfs, and lowest in January, at 80 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,500 cfs, in 1951.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 42 to 145 |
| February | 82 | 51 to 161 |
| March | 96 | 53 to 211 |
| April | 107 | 58 to 241 |
| May | 157 | 63 to 488 |
| June | 260 | 107 to 824 |
| July | 178 | 66 to 452 |
| August | 145 | 71 to 467 |
| September | 165 | 65 to 412 |
| October | 105 | 57 to 219 |
| November | 96 | 50 to 167 |
| December | 87 | 47 to 167 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Smoky Hill R near Mentor, KS (site 06866500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Smoky Hill River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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