USGS Streamgage 06770500
Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.
Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06770500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200101. It drains a watershed of about 57,650 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1933. Typical flow runs near 592.4 cfs in July and 1,631 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 57,650 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,842 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200101
- Coordinates
- 40.87412, -98.28219
- USGS site number
- 06770500
- Records begin
- 1933-06-25 (93 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 | 541.2 | 1,253.5 | 2,795.8 | |
| February | 785.9 | 1,615.5 | 3,374.1 | |
| March | 812.9 | 1,869.7 | 3,894.8 | |
| April | 602.5 | 1,631 | 3,655.7 | |
| May | 316.7 | 1,281.6 | 5,839.7 | |
| June | 185 | 1,275.1 | 7,612.3 | |
| July | 11.6 | 592.4 | 3,230.6 | |
| August | 0 | 274.1 | 1,842.6 | |
| September | 9.5 | 502.8 | 2,454.3 | |
| October | 137.7 | 894.4 | 2,706.5 | |
| November | 386.3 | 1,068.4 | 2,600 | |
| December | 459.3 | 1,155.5 | 2,611.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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