USGS Streamgage 06813500
Missouri River at Rulo, NE
Missouri River at Rulo, NE is USGS streamgage 06813500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10240005. It drains a watershed of about 414,900 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1881. Typical flow runs near 44,264.5 cfs in July and 43,913.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 414,900 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 858 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10240005
- Coordinates
- 40.05206, -95.42175
- USGS site number
- 06813500
- Records begin
- 1881-01-01 (145 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 74 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 | 13,003.2 | 22,732.3 | 38,267.7 | |
| February | 15,620.7 | 26,651.7 | 48,341.4 | |
| March | 21,529 | 36,535.5 | 67,738.7 | |
| April | 33,146.7 | 43,913.3 | 81,596.7 | |
| May | 34,883.9 | 46,764.5 | 86,967.7 | |
| June | 35,876.7 | 51,896.7 | 99,870 | |
| July | 33,932.3 | 44,264.5 | 84,258.1 | |
| August | 32,841.9 | 40,341.9 | 68,922.6 | |
| September | 33,410 | 40,160 | 70,700 | |
| October | 32,703.2 | 40,825.8 | 69,390.3 | |
| November | 18,946.7 | 39,403.3 | 66,583.3 | |
| December | 14,261.3 | 25,135.5 | 48,532.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).