USGS Streamgage 06805500
Platte River at Louisville, Nebr.
Platte River at Louisville, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06805500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200202. It drains a watershed of about 85,370 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1953. Typical flow runs near 4,959 cfs in July and 7,784 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 85,370 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200202
- Coordinates
- 41.01498, -96.1575
- USGS site number
- 06805500
- Records begin
- 1953-05-12 (73 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 73 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 | 2,317.4 | 4,572.6 | 9,219 | |
| February | 3,432.8 | 6,676.6 | 13,696.6 | |
| March | 5,146.1 | 8,572.3 | 19,738.7 | |
| April | 4,609 | 7,784 | 17,250 | |
| May | 3,667.7 | 7,897.7 | 20,993.5 | |
| June | 3,160.3 | 8,190.3 | 27,080 | |
| July | 1,436.6 | 4,959 | 14,169 | |
| August | 1,118.4 | 3,301.6 | 9,568.7 | |
| September | 1,425.5 | 3,562 | 9,341 | |
| October | 2,366.5 | 4,382.3 | 10,344.2 | |
| November | 3,201.7 | 5,238.7 | 9,393.7 | |
| December | 2,190 | 4,939 | 9,129 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).