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SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT ELLSWORTH, KS

ELLSWORTH, KS38.7267°N, -98.2337°W Updated 19 min ago

FLOW RATE

197cfs

GAUGE HT

2.55ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

5mph ESE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

197cfs 12.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 175–237 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

215cfs

PERIOD LOW

195cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.55ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

68°

WED

101°

72°

THU

101°

76°

FRI

98°

73°

SAT

94°

69°

SUN

100°

73°

MON

100°

77°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

74°

80°

84°

87°

89°

92°

93°

94°

95°

94°

91°

86°

83°

80°

79°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

79°

83°

88°

91°

95°

98°

100°

101°

100°

99°

97°

92°

88°

84°

82°

81°

83°

80°

78°

79°

78°

80°

85°

90°

93°

96°

97°

99°

101°

99°

83°

81°

77°

76°

77°

74°

75°

76°

75°

73°

75°

78°

82°

84°

88°

90°

93°

95°

97°

98°

94°

86°

84°

75°

71°

70°

69°

71°

73°

76°

79°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

93°

92°

90°

87°

84°

82°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph E

G 6 mph

SSE

G12

SSE

ESE

G10

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

G15

G16

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G13

G14

G17

SSE

G15

G13

G11

ESE

G24

G18

G17

SSW

G13

SSW

G11

G10

G12

SSE

G11

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

G19

SSE

G27

G32

G34

SSE

G32

SSE

G31

SSE

G32

SSW

G16

G12

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

SSW

G11

SSW

G23

G29

SSW

G26

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

G26

WNW

G19

WNW

NNE

G10

G12

WSW

G12

G11

G21

ENE

G24

ENE

G21

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

SSE

ESE

ENE

G11

ENE

G15

ENE

G17

G19

G21

PRECIP

chance %

10%

28%

13%

34%

37%

27%

16%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

25%

21%

19%

10%

72%

89%

100%

62%

15%

26%

100%

82%

33%

53%

16%

64%

100%

42%

100%

13%

83%

100%

55%

100%

97%

96%

16%

64%

61%

30%

10%

100%

11%

100%

61%

59%

100%

92%

100%

40%

100%

94%

84%

71%

50%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:15 AM

SUNSET

09:00 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7267, -98.2337

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 06:30 UTC

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