USGS Streamgage 06680500
North Platte River at Scottsbluff, Nebr.
North Platte River at Scottsbluff, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06680500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10180009. It drains a watershed of about 24,500 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2015. Typical flow runs near 331.7 cfs in July and 322.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 24,500 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,882 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10180009
- Coordinates
- 41.85051, -103.67552
- USGS site number
- 06680500
- Records begin
- 2015-04-21 (11 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 3 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 | — | 391.7 | — | |
| February | — | 366.1 | — | |
| March | — | 337.4 | — | |
| April | — | 322.2 | — | |
| May | — | 332 | — | |
| June | — | 351.8 | — | |
| July | — | 331.7 | — | |
| August | — | 378.6 | — | |
| September | — | 999.7 | — | |
| October | — | 672.1 | — | |
| November | — | 520.3 | — | |
| December | — | 451.5 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).