About this river
Smoky Hill River is an 18.4 mile river near Fishing Milford Lake in Kansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Smoky Hill R at Enterprise, KS (site 06877600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1935 to 2026
Smoky Hill River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,525 cfs, and lowest in January, at 353 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 207,000 cfs, in 1951.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 353 | 182 to 622 | |
| February | 391 | 217 to 771 | |
| March | 510 | 235 to 1,080 | |
| April | 553 | 249 to 1,495 | |
| May | 935 | 377 to 2,340 | |
| June | 1,525 | 624 to 3,670 | |
| July | 894 | 353 to 2,310 | |
| August | 682 | 325 to 1,830 | |
| September | 616 | 270 to 1,420 | |
| October | 393 | 216 to 838 | |
| November | 367 | 196 to 656 | |
| December | 370 | 190 to 645 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Smoky Hill R at Enterprise, KS (site 06877600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Smoky Hill River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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