USGS Streamgage 06866000
Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, KS
Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, KS is USGS streamgage 06866000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260008. It drains a watershed of about 8,110 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 155.2 cfs in July and 52 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 8,110 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,333 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260008
- Coordinates
- 38.56381, -97.66649
- USGS site number
- 06866000
- Records begin
- 1895-07-01 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 121 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 | 15.2 | 48.5 | 222.5 | |
| February | 16 | 49.6 | 274.4 | |
| March | 16.9 | 50.1 | 317.6 | |
| April | 17.7 | 52 | 469.7 | |
| May | 27.2 | 79.8 | 1,122.7 | |
| June | 34.9 | 221.9 | 1,970 | |
| July | 31.9 | 155.2 | 1,654.1 | |
| August | 34.9 | 109.4 | 1,372.3 | |
| September | 32.7 | 157.3 | 1,377 | |
| October | 25 | 114 | 1,357.1 | |
| November | 24.6 | 82 | 448.4 | |
| December | 21.6 | 66.3 | 257 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).