USGS · 06863000

SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT PFEIFER, KS

ELLIS COUNTY, KS38.7147°N, -99.1537°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

34.6cfs

GAUGE HT

2.40ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

5mph S

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

34.6cfs 124.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 28–39 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

34.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

31.4cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.40ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

68°

WED

101°

74°

THU

102°

76°

FRI

99°

70°

SAT

95°

71°

SUN

98°

73°

MON

100°

75°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

79°

84°

87°

90°

92°

93°

94°

95°

94°

92°

87°

84°

82°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

78°

82°

87°

91°

95°

98°

100°

101°

98°

93°

90°

87°

84°

82°

80°

79°

78°

79°

80°

82°

84°

87°

90°

93°

96°

98°

101°

102°

101°

90°

85°

77°

76°

77°

75°

74°

72°

70°

71°

75°

79°

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

96°

97°

98°

99°

98°

95°

89°

86°

84°

77°

75°

71°

72°

74°

77°

80°

84°

88°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

93°

90°

85°

82°

80°

79°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph S

G 7 mph

G13

G11

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

G18

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G17

G19

G20

G19

G20

G16

G27

G24

G20

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

G16

G14

G15

G17

SSE

G21

G31

G36

G32

SSE

G30

SSE

G30

SSE

G23

SSE

WNW

G12

WSW

G14

WSW

G14

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

NNW

ENE

SSE

G24

G18

G11

NNW

ENE

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

G10

NNE

ESE

ENE

G16

ENE

G20

G26

ENE

G22

ENE

G31

G24

NNW

G15

NNE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

SSW

ESE

SSW

WSW

G15

WSW

G19

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

46%

29%

19%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

89%

91%

100%

96%

100%

96%

33%

100%

93%

92%

95%

65%

56%

100%

53%

100%

52%

18%

15%

54%

100%

13%

10%

100%

90%

76%

66%

68%

73%

71%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

954

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:19 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7147, -99.1537

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 07:00 UTC

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