USGS Streamgage 06799315
Elkhorn River at Pilger, Nebr.
Elkhorn River at Pilger, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06799315, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10220003. It drains a watershed of about 4,360 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2001. Typical flow runs near 653.3 cfs in July and 1,141.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,360 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,416 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10220003
- Coordinates
- 41.99499, -97.05881
- USGS site number
- 06799315
- Records begin
- 2001-06-30 (25 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 25 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 | 273.1 | 538.8 | 1,026.8 | |
| February | 330.9 | 702 | 1,920.7 | |
| March | 489.7 | 939.9 | 3,114.2 | |
| April | 589.5 | 1,141.2 | 2,800 | |
| May | 546.7 | 1,164.8 | 3,652.3 | |
| June | 467.7 | 1,184.3 | 4,045.7 | |
| July | 211.9 | 653.3 | 2,200.6 | |
| August | 167 | 418.2 | 1,407.7 | |
| September | 165.9 | 398.3 | 1,019.4 | |
| October | 240.1 | 507.7 | 1,669.8 | |
| November | 311.5 | 594.7 | 1,242 | |
| December | 308.6 | 620.1 | 1,157.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).