USGS Streamgage 06844500
Republican River near Orleans, Nebr.
Republican River near Orleans, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06844500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10250009. It drains a watershed of about 15,580 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 85.7 cfs in July and 219.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 15,580 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,994 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10250009
- Coordinates
- 40.13202, -99.50302
- USGS site number
- 06844500
- Records begin
- 1947-06-23 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 79 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 | 40.5 | 133.7 | 262.1 | |
| February | 72.7 | 190.1 | 474.8 | |
| March | 111.5 | 229.5 | 550.2 | |
| April | 107.7 | 219.2 | 509.4 | |
| May | 67.4 | 187.1 | 689.6 | |
| June | 45 | 147.9 | 885.5 | |
| July | 8 | 85.7 | 538.7 | |
| August | 0.3 | 63.5 | 330.5 | |
| September | 0 | 52.6 | 234.6 | |
| October | 0.5 | 80.6 | 224.2 | |
| November | 19.9 | 123.4 | 287.9 | |
| December | 27.2 | 127.6 | 267.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).