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5 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2026-10-09

6 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-10-08

2 data types available - data from 1987-09-01 to 2026-10-08

74 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1947-05-21 to 2026-09-30

3684 Sampling activities

2 data types available - data from 1938-06-01 to 2025-09-21

6 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-10-08

Elevated turbidity readings are likely an effect of in-stream construction starting October 1, 2025, and may not represent typical conditions.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	06865500	n/a
Location name	SMOKY HILL R NR LANGLEY, KS	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	38.6114694444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-97.9525638888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from Digital MAP.	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Kansas	20
State	Kansas	20
County	Ellsworth County	053
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1395.97 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Smoky Hill	10260008
Drainage basin	06	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	7857 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	7857 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a