USGS · 06866500

SMOKY HILL R NR MENTOR, KS RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R NR MENTOR, KS

SALINE COUNTY, KS38.7111°N, -97.5717°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

351cfs

GAUGE HT

5.59ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

351cfs 23.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 313–423 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

390cfs

PERIOD LOW

351cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.59ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

68°

WED

99°

71°

THU

103°

74°

FRI

101°

74°

SAT

96°

69°

SUN

102°

75°

MON

103°

78°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

78°

83°

86°

88°

89°

91°

92°

93°

91°

88°

84°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

77°

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

97°

98°

99°

98°

95°

91°

86°

83°

82°

81°

82°

81°

80°

78°

81°

86°

92°

94°

97°

99°

101°

103°

102°

100°

83°

76°

74°

76°

77°

75°

74°

76°

79°

83°

87°

91°

94°

97°

99°

101°

100°

90°

83°

80°

75°

72°

71°

70°

71°

69°

70°

74°

77°

80°

84°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

95°

92°

88°

84°

82°

81°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph S

G 10 mph

G10

G13

SSE

SSW

SSE

G10

G11

G15

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G15

G17

G16

SSW

G15

G25

G24

G22

G17

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G10

G13

G15

SSE

G17

SSE

G25

G29

G31

SSE

G34

SSE

G37

SSE

G39

G37

G40

G32

SSW

G30

G24

SSW

G32

SSW

G29

SSW

G22

G17

WSW

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

SSW

G15

G13

G11

SSW

G43

G31

G20

G15

SSW

G10

ENE

G15

SSE

WNW

WSW

G10

G12

G13

WSW

G13

G11

WNW

G17

SSW

G28

NNE

G26

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

SSW

G17

ENE

G23

ENE

G24

ESE

G21

PRECIP

chance %

32%

21%

40%

23%

11%

19%

26%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

75%

64%

100%

58%

100%

50%

75%

100%

26%

98%

88%

100%

17%

72%

68%

100%

89%

100%

85%

69%

89%

15%

16%

100%

45%

10%

27%

100%

79%

100%

28%

100%

96%

100%

89%

74%

59%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:57 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7111, -97.5717

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 06:45 UTC

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