USGS Streamgage 06453600
Ponca Creek at Verdel, Nebr.
Ponca Creek at Verdel, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06453600, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10170104. It drains a watershed of about 812 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1957. Typical flow runs near 25 cfs in July and 96.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 812 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,250 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10170104
- Coordinates
- 42.81086, -98.1754
- USGS site number
- 06453600
- Records begin
- 1957-10-01 (69 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 69 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 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 66.6 | |
| February | 2.3 | 30.3 | 194.7 | |
| March | 13.9 | 86.7 | 609.8 | |
| April | 19.9 | 96.2 | 502.5 | |
| May | 15.6 | 77.2 | 529.2 | |
| June | 8.7 | 56.4 | 440.3 | |
| July | 0.8 | 25 | 235.3 | |
| August | 0 | 11.4 | 121.5 | |
| September | 0 | 8.3 | 81.5 | |
| October | 0.2 | 12 | 86.8 | |
| November | 1.7 | 16.5 | 80.9 | |
| December | 1.2 | 12.3 | 74.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).