USGS Streamgage 06785000
Middle Loup River at Saint Paul, Nebr.
Middle Loup River at Saint Paul, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06785000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10210003. It drains a watershed of about 8,075 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 616 cfs in July and 1,208.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 8,075 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,798 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10210003
- Coordinates
- 41.20394, -98.44636
- USGS site number
- 06785000
- Records begin
- 1895-06-03 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 98 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 | 512.1 | 1,032.5 | 1,590 | |
| February | 759.9 | 1,299.3 | 2,073.8 | |
| March | 965.7 | 1,467.1 | 2,424.8 | |
| April | 862.2 | 1,208.3 | 1,903.7 | |
| May | 675.8 | 1,099 | 2,029.7 | |
| June | 516.5 | 985.6 | 2,389.3 | |
| July | 221.9 | 616 | 1,432.9 | |
| August | 248 | 582 | 1,220 | |
| September | 366.8 | 754.4 | 1,354.3 | |
| October | 651.3 | 1,087.5 | 1,624.8 | |
| November | 790.1 | 1,200.3 | 1,628.3 | |
| December | 502.5 | 1,101.6 | 1,574.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).