USGS Streamgage 06838000
Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr.
Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06838000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10250007. It drains a watershed of about 820 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1939. Typical flow runs near 10 cfs in July and 9.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 820 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,421 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10250007
- Coordinates
- 40.23503, -100.50074
- USGS site number
- 06838000
- Records begin
- 1939-10-01 (87 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 65 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 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 13.6 | |
| February | 4.1 | 8.7 | 18.3 | |
| March | 5.3 | 9.2 | 21.6 | |
| April | 5.1 | 9.2 | 23.1 | |
| May | 3.8 | 8.6 | 21.4 | |
| June | 2.9 | 8.6 | 43.1 | |
| July | 1.9 | 10 | 41.6 | |
| August | 1.6 | 9.2 | 40.6 | |
| September | 2.1 | 6.1 | 15.8 | |
| October | 3.5 | 6.8 | 11.1 | |
| November | 4.3 | 7.6 | 11 | |
| December | 3.5 | 7.7 | 11.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).