USGS Streamgage 06800000
Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr.
Maple Creek near Nickerson, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06800000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10220003. It drains a watershed of about 368 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1944. Typical flow runs near 44.2 cfs in July and 54.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 368 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,231 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10220003
- Coordinates
- 41.56124, -96.54102
- USGS site number
- 06800000
- Records begin
- 1944-06-11 (82 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 78.9 | |
| February | 1.5 | 35.2 | 164.9 | |
| March | 7.6 | 52.6 | 245.7 | |
| April | 8.4 | 54.4 | 200.9 | |
| May | 6.6 | 60.1 | 308.3 | |
| June | 6.2 | 69.3 | 521.6 | |
| July | 2.7 | 44.2 | 207.5 | |
| August | 1.8 | 30.8 | 125.9 | |
| September | 1.3 | 19.8 | 97.1 | |
| October | 1.4 | 17.5 | 103.8 | |
| November | 1.9 | 20.4 | 86.9 | |
| December | 1.5 | 19.5 | 80.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).