sentences:  The confluence of the two streams lies in Sheridan County roughly northwest of Grinnell, Kansas.From this confluence, the Saline flows east for through the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas and joins the Smoky Hill River approximately 1 mile south of New Cambria, Kansas in Saline County.The Saline is sluggish and unnavigable with no major tributaries and has a riverbed of sand and mud.