USGS Streamgage 06652000
North Platte River at Orin, WY
North Platte River at Orin, WY is USGS streamgage 06652000 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10180008. It drains a watershed of about 15,025 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 2,253.9 cfs in July and 1,633.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 15,025 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,665 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10180008
- Coordinates
- 42.65248, -105.15921
- USGS site number
- 06652000
- Records begin
- 1895-04-01 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 131 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 | 520.7 | 747.4 | 1,140.5 | |
| February | 538.8 | 812.9 | 1,266.6 | |
| March | 645.8 | 988.6 | 2,005.8 | |
| April | 814.1 | 1,633.3 | 3,282.3 | |
| May | 1,155.5 | 2,507.1 | 5,973.2 | |
| June | 1,020.8 | 2,297.7 | 6,367 | |
| July | 1,209.2 | 2,253.9 | 4,956.5 | |
| August | 964.5 | 2,053.2 | 3,814.5 | |
| September | 553.3 | 1,256.7 | 2,592.3 | |
| October | 563.3 | 856.1 | 1,628.7 | |
| November | 561.3 | 793 | 1,391.3 | |
| December | 483.3 | 720.7 | 1,171 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).