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Smoky Hill River near Abilene

Critical Stages
22' - Action
27' - Flood
30' - Moderate
33' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 6:09 PM LMT 12/31/00

Status: Obs Not Current

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

Observation history not available.

Hydrograph for Smoky Hill River near Abilene
33' - Major flooding in the city of Abilene.
32.1' - Water around a foot deep flows over Old Highway 40. The town of Solomon upstream has water up to 10 inches deep covering Main Street.
31.8' - Flood waters overflow the top of the rainroad tracks 1 mile northwest of Enterprise.
31' - Old U.S. 40 floods about 800 feet east of Eden Road at Sand Springs. Flood waters flow across Solomon Road from Solomon to 2150 Avenue.
30.5' - The south side of Abilene near the Smoky Hill River floods.
30' - Kansas Highway 15, Buckeye Avenue, south of Abilene floods.
27' - Minor flooding begins along the Smoky Hill River from Sand Spring to Abilene.
DateStage (ft)
Jul 14, 1951 34
May 29, 1903 32.3
Jul 22, 1993 32.1
Sep 29, 1973 31.97
Oct 12, 1973 31.88
Jul 16, 1993 30.94
Jun 28, 1951 30.8
Jul 28, 1948 30.7
Jun 14, 1951 30.6
May 26, 2007 30.35
Sep 12, 1946 30.2
Jul 5, 2019 30
Jul 21, 1950 30
Apr 2, 1973 29.93
May 30, 1995 29.85
Aug 22, 1950 29.8
May 23, 2019 29.75
Oct 20, 1941 29.7
May 26, 1945 29.5
Apr 17, 1945 29.4

Data provided by the National Weather Service.