USGS Streamgage 06465500
Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr.
Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06465500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10150007. It drains a watershed of about 11,580 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1928. Typical flow runs near 1,324.8 cfs in July and 2,196.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 11,580 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,320 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10150007
- Coordinates
- 42.73979, -98.22286
- USGS site number
- 06465500
- Records begin
- 1928-08-21 (98 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 88 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 | 915.5 | 1,611 | 2,260.6 | |
| February | 1,226.6 | 1,901.7 | 3,005.2 | |
| March | 1,515.2 | 2,331.3 | 4,221.9 | |
| April | 1,480 | 2,196.3 | 3,833.7 | |
| May | 1,298.7 | 2,102.9 | 3,836.1 | |
| June | 1,123.9 | 1,824.7 | 3,518 | |
| July | 729.7 | 1,324.8 | 2,696.5 | |
| August | 740.9 | 1,172.9 | 2,085.5 | |
| September | 859.5 | 1,244.7 | 2,049.7 | |
| October | 1,057.2 | 1,463.2 | 2,299.7 | |
| November | 1,052.7 | 1,591.3 | 2,477.7 | |
| December | 777.2 | 1,536.8 | 2,333.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).