USGS Streamgage 06466500
Bazile Creek near Niobrara, Nebr.
Bazile Creek near Niobrara, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06466500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170101. It drains a watershed of about 440 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1931. Typical flow runs near 52.5 cfs in July and 100.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 440 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,251 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170101
- Coordinates
- 42.73211, -97.92255
- USGS site number
- 06466500
- Records begin
- 1931-10-09 (95 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 74 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6 | 48.7 | 108.3 | |
| February | 35.2 | 73.2 | 229.9 | |
| March | 50.1 | 101.8 | 287.6 | |
| April | 52.2 | 100.4 | 265.9 | |
| May | 42.9 | 91.8 | 312.3 | |
| June | 30.9 | 82.6 | 318 | |
| July | 16 | 52.5 | 183 | |
| August | 14 | 42.5 | 138.1 | |
| September | 17.9 | 41.6 | 113.2 | |
| October | 27.9 | 48 | 120.7 | |
| November | 32.8 | 56.7 | 109.1 | |
| December | 24.1 | 50.9 | 113.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).