USGS Streamgage 06881000
Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.
Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06881000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270202. It drains a watershed of about 2,710 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 236 cfs in July and 184.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,710 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,347 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270202
- Coordinates
- 40.59658, -96.96086
- USGS site number
- 06881000
- Records begin
- 1945-06-17 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 73 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 | 70.5 | 117.7 | 225.7 | |
| February | 82.3 | 144.8 | 513.9 | |
| March | 98.3 | 189.5 | 1,157.5 | |
| April | 103.3 | 184.1 | 628.4 | |
| May | 110.6 | 266.5 | 1,427.1 | |
| June | 105 | 306.5 | 2,324.7 | |
| July | 58.5 | 236 | 1,356 | |
| August | 63.7 | 178 | 844.1 | |
| September | 58.2 | 144.7 | 646.9 | |
| October | 59.2 | 123.8 | 396 | |
| November | 70.7 | 124.3 | 249.5 | |
| December | 71.9 | 113.9 | 227.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).