| North Fork Smoky Hill River | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Smoky Hill drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado, Kansas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cheyenne County, Colorado |
| • coordinates | 39°02′06″N 102°48′28″W / 39.03500°N 102.80778°W / 39.03500; -102.80778 |
| • elevation | 4,811 ft (1,466 m) |
| Mouth | Smoky Hill River |
| • location | Logan County, Kansas |
| • coordinates | 38°55′13″N 101°16′51″W / 38.92028°N 101.28083°W / 38.92028; -101.28083 |
| • elevation | 2,940 ft (900 m) |
| Length | 195 mi (314 km) |
| Basin size | 759 sq mi (1,970 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Watersheds | North Fork Smoky Hill-Smoky Hill-Kansas-Missouri-Mississippi |
The North Fork Smoky Hill River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Smoky Hill River, it flows from eastern Colorado into western Kansas.
Geography
The North Fork Smoky Hill River rises in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. Its source lies in extreme northern Cheyenne County, Colorado 29 miles (47 km) west-northwest of Cheyenne Wells, the county seat. From there, the river flows east then east-northeast into Kansas. In south-central Sherman County, it has been dammed to form a small reservoir, Sherman State Fishing Lake. A few miles east of the reservoir, the river turns southeast and continues to its confluence with the Smoky Hill River in central Logan County 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Russell Springs.
The river has a total length of 195 miles (314 km) and drains an area of 759 square miles (1,970 km).
Hydrology
The river is intermittent with water flowing only during and after rains.
See also
References
- "North Fork Smoky Hill River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "Colorado Travel Map" (PDF). Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- "Physiographic Provinces of Colorado". Colorado Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- "General Highway Map - Sherman County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. November 2011. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- "Sherman State Fishing Lake Fishing Information". Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 29, 2011
- "Geohydrology of Sherman County". Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
