USGS Streamgage 06814500
North Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr.
North Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06814500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10240008. It drains a watershed of about 548 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1952. Typical flow runs near 51.3 cfs in July and 72.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 548 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 986 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10240008
- Coordinates
- 40.15667, -95.94481
- USGS site number
- 06814500
- Records begin
- 1952-10-01 (74 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 | 20.7 | 45.2 | 140.3 | |
| February | 29.3 | 64.7 | 288.1 | |
| March | 30.3 | 78.9 | 737.9 | |
| April | 27.2 | 72.7 | 439.6 | |
| May | 26.1 | 91.2 | 949.8 | |
| June | 21 | 72.4 | 671.2 | |
| July | 14.7 | 51.3 | 471 | |
| August | 11 | 38.6 | 241.5 | |
| September | 11.9 | 34.6 | 349.8 | |
| October | 14.8 | 38.7 | 304.7 | |
| November | 21.9 | 43.1 | 128 | |
| December | 22.4 | 42.7 | 141.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).