USGS Streamgage 06870200
Smoky Hill River at New Cambria, KS
Smoky Hill River at New Cambria, KS is USGS streamgage 06870200, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260008. It drains a watershed of about 11,730 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1962. Typical flow runs near 327.5 cfs in July and 241.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 11,730 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,184 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260008
- Coordinates
- 38.864, -97.48316
- USGS site number
- 06870200
- Records begin
- 1962-10-01 (64 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 48 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 | 55.9 | 149 | 557.1 | |
| February | 63 | 180.5 | 1,112.5 | |
| March | 67.3 | 251.8 | 1,653.4 | |
| April | 78.4 | 241.5 | 2,484.7 | |
| May | 79.1 | 362.5 | 2,745.8 | |
| June | 121.2 | 454.6 | 2,915.3 | |
| July | 61.6 | 327.5 | 2,282.9 | |
| August | 52.8 | 257.9 | 1,868.4 | |
| September | 64.4 | 259.9 | 1,188.5 | |
| October | 64.3 | 178.2 | 1,083.5 | |
| November | 60.1 | 166.9 | 1,100.8 | |
| December | 54.4 | 168.5 | 803 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).