USGS Streamgage 06865500
Smoky Hill River near Langley, KS
Smoky Hill River near Langley, KS is USGS streamgage 06865500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260008. It drains a watershed of about 7,857 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1938. Typical flow runs near 143.2 cfs in July and 65.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 7,857 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,420 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260008
- Coordinates
- 38.61147, -97.95256
- USGS site number
- 06865500
- Records begin
- 1938-06-01 (88 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 86 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 | 13.4 | 41.2 | 180.6 | |
| February | 12.7 | 46.3 | 272.8 | |
| March | 12.5 | 51.9 | 378.9 | |
| April | 19.7 | 65.4 | 823 | |
| May | 23.2 | 104.8 | 1,098.1 | |
| June | 39.8 | 170.8 | 1,719 | |
| July | 44.5 | 143.2 | 1,206.9 | |
| August | 46 | 111.6 | 1,244.1 | |
| September | 35.2 | 112.5 | 953.2 | |
| October | 19.2 | 66.3 | 817.3 | |
| November | 15.5 | 54.3 | 338 | |
| December | 14.1 | 49 | 301.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).