USGS Streamgage 06279500
Bighorn River at Kane, WY
Bighorn River at Kane, WY is USGS streamgage 06279500 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10080010. It drains a watershed of about 15,750 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1928. Typical flow runs near 2,116.5 cfs in July and 1,577 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 15,750 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,672 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10080010
- Coordinates
- 44.75853, -108.18156
- USGS site number
- 06279500
- Records begin
- 1928-10-01 (98 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 699.3 | 1,266.1 | 2,074.2 | |
| February | 779 | 1,379 | 2,400 | |
| March | 914.2 | 1,599.4 | 2,885.5 | |
| April | 837.9 | 1,577 | 3,053 | |
| May | 1,168.3 | 2,774.5 | 5,864.5 | |
| June | 1,448.4 | 4,981 | 11,487.3 | |
| July | 667.6 | 2,116.5 | 7,230.6 | |
| August | 520.8 | 1,032.1 | 2,616.1 | |
| September | 687.4 | 1,261 | 2,516 | |
| October | 930 | 1,596.1 | 2,770 | |
| November | 900.8 | 1,540.3 | 2,460 | |
| December | 716.6 | 1,362.9 | 2,138.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).