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Smoky Hill River
Aahkawirarahkata, Chetolah, Oke-see-sebo,[1] River of the Padoucas[2]
Smoky Hill River near Assaria, Kansas
Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado, Kansas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCheyenne County, Colorado
 • coordinates38°57′01″N 102°34′49″W / 38.95028°N 102.58028°W / 38.95028; -102.58028[1]
 • elevation4,640 ft (1,410 m)
MouthKansas River
 • location
Junction City, Kansas
 • coordinates
39°03′36″N 98°46′04″W / 39.06000°N 98.76778°W / 39.06000; -98.76778[1]
 • elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Length575 mi (925 km)
Basin size19,260 sq mi (49,900 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS 06877600 at Enterprise, KS[3]
 • average1,540 cu ft/s (44 m3/s)
 • minimum38 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s)
 • maximum207,000 cu ft/s (5,900 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork Smoky Hill River, Big Creek,
Saline River, Solomon River
 • rightLadder Creek
WatershedsSmoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi

The Smoky Hill River is a 575-mile (925 km)[4] river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.[5]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smoky Hill River
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Root was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Water resources data for the United States, Water Year 2009; gage 06877600, Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, KS" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Smoky Hill River. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550068/Smoky-Hill-River

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