Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, KS
River level and flood forecast · Dickinson County
Normal7.8 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 18.2 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Flow: 590 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 8:40 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (July 22, 1993) | 33.95 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33.5 ftFlood waters reach the base of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad bridge about one quarter mile downstream of Kansas Highway 43.
- 30 ftKansas Highway 43 just north of the river floods.
- 27 ftRailroad tracks near Enterprise flood.
- 26 ftValley north of the Kansas Highway 43 bridge on the north side of Enterprise floods.
- 21 ftLow land agricultural flooding occurs from near Enterprise to near Junction City.
Highest crests on record
- 33.95 ft — July 22, 1993
- 32.62 ft — July 16, 1993
- 32 ft — May 1, 1903
- 30.98 ft — July 6, 2019
- 30.52 ft — May 25, 2019
Recent crests: 8.03 ft (July 6, 2023) · 20.1 ft (July 3, 2022) · 23.26 ft (May 17, 2021) · 8.8 ft (October 1, 2020) · 23.41 ft (May 27, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ENTK1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.