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SMOKY HILL R RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R AT PFEIFER, KS

ELLIS COUNTY, KS38.7147°N, -99.1537°W Updated 48 min ago

FLOW RATE

33.5cfs

GAUGE HT

2.38ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

6mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

33.5cfs 125.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 28–39 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

34.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

31.4cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.38ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

95°

67°

WED

101°

74°

THU

102°

76°

FRI

99°

70°

SAT

95°

71°

SUN

98°

73°

MON

100°

75°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

67°

mild

67°

72°

79°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

94°

92°

87°

84°

82°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

78°

82°

87°

91°

95°

98°

100°

101°

98°

93°

90°

87°

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82°

80°

79°

78°

79°

80°

82°

84°

87°

90°

93°

96°

98°

101°

102°

101°

90°

85°

77°

76°

77°

75°

74°

72°

70°

71°

75°

79°

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

96°

97°

98°

99°

98°

95°

89°

86°

84°

77°

75°

71°

72°

74°

77°

80°

84°

88°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

93°

90°

85°

82°

80°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NNE

G 5 mph

NNE

G15

G11

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

G18

G22

SSE

G22

SSE

G21

SSE

G17

G19

G20

G19

G20

G16

G27

G24

G20

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

G16

G14

G15

G17

SSE

G30

G34

G40

SSE

G37

SSE

G35

SSE

G29

G12

SSE

WNW

WSW

G16

G18

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

G11

G10

NNW

G10

ENE

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G30

G27

G28

G15

G32

NNW

G16

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

G10

G11

NNE

ESE

ENE

G11

ENE

G16

ENE

G23

ENE

G43

ENE

G36

G17

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

SSW

G12

G22

G28

WSW

G25

WSW

G19

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

46%

29%

19%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

89%

91%

100%

96%

100%

96%

33%

100%

93%

92%

95%

65%

56%

100%

53%

100%

52%

18%

15%

54%

100%

13%

10%

100%

90%

76%

66%

68%

73%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

953

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:19 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7147, -99.1537

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 06:00 UTC

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