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SMOKY HILL R AT ELLSWORTH, KS

ELLSWORTH, KS38.7267°N, -98.2337°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

191cfs

GAUGE HT

2.52ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

191cfs 6.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 175–237 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

215cfs

PERIOD LOW

191cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.52ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

15.8in

≈ normal

15.75 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 16.55 in).

YTD Total

15.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.1–22.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-5%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.29" · normal 0.83" (0.3–1.5)

Jan

Feb: 0.19" · normal 1.30" (0.2–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 0.19" · normal 2.03" (0.5–3.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.26" · normal 3.04" (1.4–4.5)

Apr

May: 3.88" · normal 4.77" (1.8–8.4)

May

Jun: 6.69" · normal 3.84" (2.0–6.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.25" (so far)· normal 3.35" (1.1–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.00" (1.2–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.27" (0.9–3.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.29" (0.5–4.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.41" (0.3–2.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.26" (0.2–2.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:11 AM

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Station Location

38.7267, -98.2337

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 10:30 UTC

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