USGS Streamgage 06769000
Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr.
Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06769000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200101. It drains a watershed of about 175 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1949. Typical flow runs near 55.5 cfs in July and 3.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 175 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,311 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200101
- Coordinates
- 40.73422, -99.50573
- USGS site number
- 06769000
- Records begin
- 1949-07-01 (77 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 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 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | |
| February | 0 | 1.2 | 12 | |
| March | 0 | 2.1 | 14.8 | |
| April | 0 | 3.5 | 30.1 | |
| May | 3.7 | 31.8 | 70.2 | |
| June | 13 | 49.6 | 95.1 | |
| July | 4.1 | 55.5 | 113.2 | |
| August | 8.4 | 63.9 | 122.3 | |
| September | 2.7 | 27.6 | 68.4 | |
| October | 0 | 2.7 | 22.5 | |
| November | 0 | 1.3 | 15.6 | |
| December | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Elm Creek near Elm Creek, Nebr.
- Platte River near Kearney, Nebr.
- Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.
- Platte River, J2 Outflow and S Ch, near Overton, Nebr.
- Platte River near Overton, Nebr.
- Spring Creek near Overton, Nebr.
- Platte R,So-Ch,Cottonwood Ranch near Overton, Nebr.
- Platte River Mid-Ch, Cottonwood Ranch near Elm Creek, Nebr.