USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06862700 SMOKY HILL RIVER NEAR SCHOENCHEN, KS
LOCATION - Lat 38°42'42", long 99°20'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.29, T.15 S., R.18 W., Ellis County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 10260006, on left bank, 0.5 mi west of Schoenchen and at mile 309.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,760 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1964 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder.
The current Datum of gage was calculated to be 1909.711 ft above sea level NAVD 88 based on a static survey of RM7 using Trimble R8 equipment conducted on 07/29/21 by J. Hawkins USGS.
The previous Datum of gage is 1,909.07 ft above NGVD of 1929. July 1964 to February 1985, water-stage recorder at site 3.8 mi upstream at different datum. February 1985 to July 2004, water-stage recorder at site 2.6 mi upstream at datum 13.41 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 20,400 cfs on Jun. 14, 1970 at a stage of 16.17 ft., at site and datum then in use. Maximum stage 16.55 ft. on Jul. 21, 1993, 20,200 cfs, at site and datum then in use.