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SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT LINDSBORG, KS

MCPHERSON COUNTY, KS38.5638°N, -97.6665°W Updated 35 min ago

FLOW RATE

352cfs

GAUGE HT

8.83ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

352cfs 21.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 312–422 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

378cfs

PERIOD LOW

352cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.83ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

15.0in

≈ normal

15.04 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 17.42 in).

YTD Total

15.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.5–23.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.57" · normal 0.90" (0.2–1.7)

Jan

Feb: 0.30" · normal 1.37" (0.2–3.0)

Feb

Mar: 0.90" · normal 2.25" (0.5–3.9)

Mar

Apr: 2.11" · normal 3.24" (1.5–4.4)

Apr

May: 4.12" · normal 5.01" (2.0–8.9)

May

Jun: 5.67" · normal 3.84" (1.9–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.37" (so far)· normal 3.48" (0.9–6.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.23" (1.1–4.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.62" (1.1–4.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.38" (0.8–4.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.54" (0.3–2.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.31" (0.2–2.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:05 AM

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Station Location

38.5638, -97.6665

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 09:30 UTC

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