USGS Streamgage 06824500
Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.
Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06824500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10250002. It drains a watershed of about 4,880 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1895. Typical flow runs near 13.4 cfs in July and 93.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 4,880 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,998 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10250002
- Coordinates
- 40.03378, -101.54306
- USGS site number
- 06824500
- Records begin
- 1895-07-01 (131 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 80 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 | 56.9 | 80.5 | 126 | |
| February | 65.3 | 97.2 | 149.9 | |
| March | 67.7 | 102.1 | 170.8 | |
| April | 52.1 | 93.7 | 175.8 | |
| May | 21.5 | 71.8 | 170.3 | |
| June | 15.7 | 46.4 | 152.1 | |
| July | 1 | 13.4 | 98.1 | |
| August | 0.2 | 9.4 | 76 | |
| September | 1.1 | 19 | 72.7 | |
| October | 10.5 | 44.5 | 90.4 | |
| November | 41 | 74.1 | 112.4 | |
| December | 50.3 | 79.2 | 114.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).