Smoky Hill River
| Smoky Hill River Aahkawirarahkata, Chetolah, Oke-see-sebo, River of the Padoucas | |
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Smoky Hill River near Assaria, Kansas | |
Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cheyenne County, Colorado |
| • coordinates | 38°57′01″N 102°34′49″W / 38.95028°N 102.58028°W |
| • elevation | 4,640 ft (1,410 m) |
| Mouth | Kansas River |
• location | Junction City, Kansas |
• coordinates | 39°03′36″N 98°46′04″W / 39.06000°N 98.76778°W |
• elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| Length | 575 mi (925 km) |
| Basin size | 19,260 sq mi (49,900 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS 06877600 at Enterprise, KS |
| • average | 1,540 cu ft/s (44 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 38 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 207,000 cu ft/s (5,900 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Fork Smoky Hill River, Big Creek, Saline River, Solomon River |
| • right | Ladder Creek |
| Watersheds | Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
The Smoky Hill River is a 575-mile (925 km) river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.