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SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT PFEIFER, KS

ELLIS COUNTY, KS38.7147°N, -99.1537°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

33cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

33cfs 55.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,346cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

24%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

15.5in

≈ normal

15.46 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 14.02 in).

YTD Total

15.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–18.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.22" · normal 0.73" (0.1–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.23" · normal 1.05" (0.2–1.9)

Feb

Mar: 0.03" · normal 1.63" (0.4–2.8)

Mar

Apr: 2.34" · normal 2.52" (1.1–4.0)

Apr

May: 3.08" · normal 4.01" (1.9–7.2)

May

Jun: 7.25" · normal 3.50" (1.7–5.9)

Jun

Jul: 1.30" (so far)· normal 2.95" (0.8–5.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.99" (1.3–5.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.88" (0.9–3.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.22" (0.5–4.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.12" (0.2–2.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.10" (0.2–2.5)

Dec

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

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Station Location

38.7147, -99.1537

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

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