USGS Streamgage 06864000
Smoky Hill River near Russell, KS
Smoky Hill River near Russell, KS is USGS streamgage 06864000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10260006. It drains a watershed of about 6,965 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1938. Typical flow runs near 61.5 cfs in July and 34.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 6,965 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,694 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10260006
- Coordinates
- 38.77668, -98.85481
- USGS site number
- 06864000
- Records begin
- 1938-05-30 (88 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 87 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 | 5.3 | 21.6 | 84.2 | |
| February | 7.3 | 29.5 | 153.5 | |
| March | 7.8 | 30.8 | 185.3 | |
| April | 7.3 | 34.9 | 307 | |
| May | 8.1 | 49.6 | 539.2 | |
| June | 8.8 | 74.1 | 1,021.6 | |
| July | 4.1 | 61.5 | 1,096.3 | |
| August | 3.7 | 37.7 | 745.2 | |
| September | 1.1 | 41.3 | 486.1 | |
| October | 1.5 | 28.2 | 237.7 | |
| November | 2.7 | 27.8 | 126 | |
| December | 3.6 | 22.7 | 92.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).