USGS Streamgage 06774000
Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.
Platte River near Duncan, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06774000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200103. It drains a watershed of about 59,300 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 719.5 cfs in July and 1,905 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 59,300 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,495 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200103
- Coordinates
- 41.36814, -97.49474
- USGS site number
- 06774000
- Records begin
- 1895-05-03 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 85 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 | 511.6 | 1,259 | 3,112.3 | |
| February | 711.5 | 1,780 | 3,918.6 | |
| March | 950.9 | 2,159.7 | 4,968.1 | |
| April | 720.9 | 1,905 | 4,513 | |
| May | 396.4 | 1,538.7 | 5,698.1 | |
| June | 202 | 1,588.3 | 8,438.3 | |
| July | 11.6 | 719.5 | 4,105.8 | |
| August | 0 | 266.9 | 2,231 | |
| September | 0.1 | 369.7 | 2,652.3 | |
| October | 8.1 | 828.6 | 3,181.9 | |
| November | 295.8 | 1,059.1 | 2,984.3 | |
| December | 432.8 | 1,146.5 | 2,970.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).