USGS Streamgage 06801000
Platte River near Ashland, Nebr.
Platte River near Ashland, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06801000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200202. It drains a watershed of about 83,600 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1928. Typical flow runs near 3,938.4 cfs in July and 6,473.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 83,600 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,074 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200202
- Coordinates
- 41.06226, -96.32451
- USGS site number
- 06801000
- Records begin
- 1928-09-01 (98 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 | 1,575.2 | 3,898.1 | 7,276.8 | |
| February | 2,347.9 | 5,465.5 | 11,138.6 | |
| March | 4,249.4 | 7,395.5 | 15,316.1 | |
| April | 3,823.7 | 6,473.3 | 13,663.3 | |
| May | 2,916.5 | 6,719.7 | 16,600 | |
| June | 2,803 | 7,247.7 | 23,013.3 | |
| July | 1,218.5 | 3,938.4 | 11,999.7 | |
| August | 977.1 | 2,660.6 | 8,322.3 | |
| September | 1,292.5 | 2,883.7 | 7,380.7 | |
| October | 1,921.6 | 3,608.7 | 8,418.4 | |
| November | 2,416.3 | 4,330 | 8,117 | |
| December | 1,612.9 | 4,202.6 | 7,984.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).