USGS Streamgage 06770200
Platte River near Kearney, Nebr.
Platte River near Kearney, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06770200, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200101. It drains a watershed of about 57,260 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 845.5 cfs in July and 1,612.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 57,260 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,138 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200101
- Coordinates
- 40.65806, -99.08611
- USGS site number
- 06770200
- Records begin
- 1982-01-27 (44 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 19 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 | 708.9 | 1,202.8 | 2,946.1 | |
| February | 759 | 1,470.7 | 3,039.3 | |
| March | 621.4 | 1,569 | 3,302.3 | |
| April | 328.8 | 1,612.5 | 3,336.3 | |
| May | 184 | 1,393.6 | 5,797.1 | |
| June | 208.9 | 1,839.7 | 8,431.3 | |
| July | 40.1 | 845.5 | 4,087.1 | |
| August | 29.5 | 501 | 2,611.9 | |
| September | 55.6 | 688.1 | 3,016.3 | |
| October | 160.3 | 911.9 | 3,001.3 | |
| November | 336.1 | 1,074.8 | 2,649 | |
| December | 483 | 1,148.7 | 2,754.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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