USGS Streamgage 06768000
Platte River near Overton, Nebr.
Platte River near Overton, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06768000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200101. It drains a watershed of about 56,300 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1915. Typical flow runs near 491.9 cfs in July and 1,462.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 56,300 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,314 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200101
- Coordinates
- 40.68257, -99.54024
- USGS site number
- 06768000
- Records begin
- 1915-05-29 (111 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 | 685.5 | 1,344.2 | 2,808.7 | |
| February | 770 | 1,529 | 3,136.6 | |
| March | 732 | 1,670 | 3,180.6 | |
| April | 534.2 | 1,462.7 | 3,277 | |
| May | 265.4 | 1,115.8 | 5,433.5 | |
| June | 200.2 | 1,112.5 | 7,426.7 | |
| July | 133.4 | 491.9 | 2,703.2 | |
| August | 125.7 | 365.6 | 1,875.5 | |
| September | 168.2 | 777.9 | 2,597 | |
| October | 316 | 1,036.7 | 2,605.5 | |
| November | 453 | 1,154 | 2,434 | |
| December | 617.3 | 1,259.7 | 2,572.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Spring Creek near Overton, Nebr.
- Platte R,So-Ch,Cottonwood Ranch near Overton, Nebr.
- Platte River Mid-Ch, Cottonwood Ranch near Elm Creek, Nebr.
- Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr.
- Elm Creek near Elm Creek, Nebr.
- Platte River near Kearney, Nebr.
- Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.
- Platte River, J2 Outflow and S Ch, near Overton, Nebr.