USGS Streamgage 06799350
Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr.
Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06799350, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10220003. It drains a watershed of about 4,676 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1940. Typical flow runs near 706.9 cfs in July and 1,247.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,676 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,307 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10220003
- Coordinates
- 41.83964, -96.72741
- USGS site number
- 06799350
- Records begin
- 1940-06-06 (86 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 54 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 | 263.7 | 565.7 | 1,077.6 | |
| February | 333.6 | 817.9 | 2,229.7 | |
| March | 558.2 | 1,108.6 | 3,800.6 | |
| April | 600.4 | 1,247.7 | 3,848.7 | |
| May | 524.1 | 1,253.2 | 3,913.5 | |
| June | 449.4 | 1,223 | 3,972.7 | |
| July | 205.4 | 706.9 | 2,430.6 | |
| August | 162.9 | 446.5 | 1,501.6 | |
| September | 165.9 | 384.9 | 1,101.1 | |
| October | 224.9 | 489 | 1,490 | |
| November | 293.4 | 597.1 | 1,306 | |
| December | 284.1 | 603.3 | 1,225.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).