USGS Streamgage 06601100
Blackbird Creek near Macy, Nebr.
Blackbird Creek near Macy, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06601100, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10230001. It drains a watershed of about 102 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1978. Typical flow runs near 7.2 cfs in July and 21.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 102 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,059 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10230001
- Coordinates
- 42.10928, -96.31706
- USGS site number
- 06601100
- Records begin
- 1978-10-01 (48 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 3 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 | — | 8.1 | — | |
| February | — | 15.5 | — | |
| March | — | 64.4 | — | |
| April | — | 21.2 | — | |
| May | — | 30.7 | — | |
| June | — | 13.5 | — | |
| July | — | 7.2 | — | |
| August | — | 10.3 | — | |
| September | — | 6.2 | — | |
| October | — | 15.3 | — | |
| November | — | 14.5 | — | |
| December | — | 12.3 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).