USGS · 06866500

SMOKY HILL R NR MENTOR, KS RIVER

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SMOKY HILL R NR MENTOR, KS

SALINE COUNTY, KS38.7111°N, -97.5717°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

351cfs

GAUGE HT

5.59ft

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

351cfs 23.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 315–425 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

390cfs

PERIOD LOW

351cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.59ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

67°

WED

99°

71°

THU

103°

74°

FRI

101°

74°

SAT

96°

69°

SUN

102°

75°

MON

103°

78°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

73°

78°

83°

86°

88°

90°

91°

92°

93°

91°

88°

84°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

77°

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

97°

98°

99°

98°

95°

91°

86°

83°

82°

81°

82°

81°

80°

78°

81°

86°

92°

94°

97°

99°

101°

103°

102°

100°

83°

76°

74°

76°

77°

75°

74°

76°

79°

83°

87°

91°

94°

97°

99°

101°

100°

90°

83°

80°

75°

72°

71°

70°

71°

69°

70°

74°

77°

80°

84°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

95°

92°

88°

84°

82°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 3 mph

G10

SSE

G12

SSW

G11

G10

G11

G15

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G15

G17

G16

SSW

G15

G25

G24

G22

G17

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G10

G13

SSE

G18

SSE

G25

G28

G30

SSE

G31

SSE

G34

SSE

G33

G30

G22

G25

SSW

G23

G12

SSW

G18

SSW

WSW

SSW

G24

G11

SSW

G12

G26

ENE

SSE

G15

G10

WNW

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

G15

G16

WSW

G15

G16

WNW

SSW

G10

NNE

ENE

G10

ENE

G14

ENE

G17

ENE

G10

G11

SSW

G12

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

G15

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

32%

21%

40%

23%

11%

19%

26%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

75%

64%

100%

58%

100%

50%

75%

100%

26%

98%

88%

100%

17%

72%

68%

100%

89%

100%

85%

69%

89%

15%

16%

100%

45%

10%

27%

100%

79%

100%

28%

100%

96%

100%

89%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

973

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

08:57 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

38.7111, -97.5717

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 05:45 UTC

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