USGS Streamgage 06478522
Bow Creek near Wynot, Nebr.
Bow Creek near Wynot, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06478522, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170101. It drains a watershed of about 460 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2015. Typical flow runs near 127.3 cfs in July and 180.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 460 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,168 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170101
- Coordinates
- 42.76499, -97.17251
- USGS site number
- 06478522
- Records begin
- 2015-03-27 (11 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 11 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 | 42.6 | 96 | 241.8 | |
| February | 52.8 | 116.8 | 253.2 | |
| March | 76.3 | 147.9 | 1,025.8 | |
| April | 83.6 | 180.3 | 404.8 | |
| May | 77.9 | 230.9 | 516.3 | |
| June | 58.9 | 199 | 773.6 | |
| July | 33.6 | 127.3 | 730 | |
| August | 12 | 86.2 | 297.1 | |
| September | 12.4 | 71.1 | 267.9 | |
| October | 33.3 | 92.5 | 330.9 | |
| November | 54.5 | 95.3 | 229.9 | |
| December | 47.5 | 93.7 | 236.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).