USGS Streamgage 06777495
Middle Loup River near Gates, Nebr.
Middle Loup River near Gates, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06777495, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10210003. It drains a watershed of about 3,800 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2017. Typical flow runs near 963.2 cfs in July and 1,144.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 3,800 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,409 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10210003
- Coordinates
- 41.66318, -99.63571
- USGS site number
- 06777495
- Records begin
- 2017-07-20 (9 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 9 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 | 688.8 | 1,003.6 | 1,288.4 | |
| February | 717.7 | 1,052.4 | 1,389.2 | |
| March | — | 1,190.3 | — | |
| April | — | 1,144.3 | — | |
| May | — | 1,158.4 | — | |
| June | — | 1,051.3 | — | |
| July | 637.7 | 963.2 | 1,304.2 | |
| August | 695.3 | 870.8 | 1,380 | |
| September | 778.6 | 991.7 | 1,242 | |
| October | 953.2 | 1,088.4 | 1,299 | |
| November | 799.7 | 1,062.3 | 1,321.3 | |
| December | 709.4 | 1,056.5 | 1,287.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).