USGS Streamgage 06877600
Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, KS
Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, KS is USGS streamgage 06877600, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260008. It drains a watershed of about 19,260 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 923.6 cfs in July and 553.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 19,260 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,138 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260008
- Coordinates
- 38.90639, -97.1178
- USGS site number
- 06877600
- Records begin
- 1903-05-01 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 92 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 115.4 | 357.6 | 1,247.4 | |
| February | 132.6 | 414.3 | 2,045.5 | |
| March | 157.2 | 517.3 | 2,835.8 | |
| April | 161.5 | 553.8 | 4,267.7 | |
| May | 196.2 | 1,000.8 | 6,516.8 | |
| June | 302.4 | 1,510.7 | 7,881.7 | |
| July | 166.5 | 923.6 | 5,604.8 | |
| August | 156.3 | 685.4 | 3,809.4 | |
| September | 153.2 | 611.1 | 3,896.3 | |
| October | 131.7 | 405.5 | 3,153.5 | |
| November | 128.3 | 369.2 | 2,001.3 | |
| December | 117.4 | 377.4 | 1,428.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).