USGS Streamgage 06790500
North Loup River near Saint Paul, Nebr.
North Loup River near Saint Paul, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06790500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10210007. It drains a watershed of about 4,302 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1896. Typical flow runs near 665.6 cfs in July and 1,065.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,302 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,769 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10210007
- Coordinates
- 41.26333, -98.44889
- USGS site number
- 06790500
- Records begin
- 1896-06-06 (130 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 | 532.6 | 878 | 1,273.2 | |
| February | 676.4 | 1,037 | 1,625.2 | |
| March | 839.5 | 1,151.9 | 1,849.7 | |
| April | 799.8 | 1,065.7 | 1,634 | |
| May | 640.7 | 955.4 | 1,681 | |
| June | 563.9 | 894.1 | 1,740.3 | |
| July | 335.8 | 665.6 | 1,303.2 | |
| August | 306.1 | 662.3 | 1,230.3 | |
| September | 554.3 | 823.2 | 1,307.7 | |
| October | 689.1 | 880 | 1,215.5 | |
| November | 705.8 | 914.5 | 1,203.3 | |
| December | 522.4 | 897.7 | 1,269.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).