USGS Streamgage 06882000
Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.
Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06882000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270202. It drains a watershed of about 4,447 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 461.9 cfs in July and 329.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,447 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,212 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270202
- Coordinates
- 40.04464, -96.58739
- USGS site number
- 06882000
- Records begin
- 1903-05-01 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 94 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 | 105 | 204.8 | 460.6 | |
| February | 125.3 | 275.1 | 1,227.2 | |
| March | 163.9 | 352 | 2,924.2 | |
| April | 159.4 | 329.1 | 1,615 | |
| May | 173.4 | 553.6 | 3,827.7 | |
| June | 163.4 | 671.1 | 5,634.7 | |
| July | 82.9 | 461.9 | 2,705.5 | |
| August | 77.5 | 316.5 | 1,567.7 | |
| September | 82.6 | 257.2 | 1,516 | |
| October | 80.6 | 204.4 | 1,035 | |
| November | 99.8 | 210.9 | 547.5 | |
| December | 101 | 195.1 | 421.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).