USGS Streamgage 06803495
Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.
Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06803495 in Nebraska, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200203. It sits on the Salt Creek, alongside 3 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 684 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2005. Typical flow runs near 120.7 cfs in July and 108.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Nebraska
- Drainage area
- 684 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,148 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200203
- Coordinates
- 40.83861, -96.69139
- USGS site number
- 06803495
- Records begin
- 2005-01-13 (21 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.6 | 39 | 45.7 | ||
| 32.5 | 37.3 | 44.3 | ||
| 32.6 | 40.1 | 85.9 | ||
| 32.9 | 44.4 | 181 | ||
| 37.2 | 75.6 | 398 | ||
| 45.9 | 167 | 926 | ||
| 39 | 91.2 | 373 | ||
| 61.1 | 202 | 787 | ||
| 41.9 | 93.9 | 305 | ||
| 38.6 | 68.7 | 183 | ||
| 34.9 | 56.7 | 126 | ||
| 31.8 | 50.8 | 120 | ||
| 30.4 | 47.3 | 97.3 | ||
| 29.3 | 44.8 | 82.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 22 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 | 37.2 | 69 | 237.1 | |
| February | 38.4 | 84 | 227.5 | |
| March | 39.6 | 86.8 | 685.3 | |
| April | 41.4 | 108.9 | 328.5 | |
| May | 44.2 | 176.2 | 1,699.3 | |
| June | 46.4 | 198.7 | 1,431.7 | |
| July | 35.2 | 120.7 | 567.2 | |
| August | 31.4 | 76.4 | 346.8 | |
| September | 25.6 | 74.5 | 386.6 | |
| October | 28.3 | 65.6 | 448 | |
| November | 32.3 | 73.9 | 149.6 | |
| December | 37 | 71.3 | 251.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr. normally run highest?
- June, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 198.7 cfs, against 65.6 cfs in October, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 69 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 37.2 and 237.1 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr. been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 06803495 begin in 2005, about 21 years, covering roughly 7,875 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.?
- The gauge sits at 40.83861, -96.69139, in Nebraska, in hydrologic subbasin 10200203, at an elevation of about 1,148 feet, draining roughly 684 square miles.
- Can I use Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr. data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Salt Creek
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Salt Creek in full.
- Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr. this page
- Salt Creek at 27th Street at Lincoln, Nebr. 685 sq mi
- Salt Creek at 70th Street at Lincoln, Nebr. 753 sq mi
- Salt Creek at Greenwood, Nebr. 1,050 sq mi
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Salt Creek at 27th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Deadmans Run at 38th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Little Salt Creek near Lincoln, Nebr.
- Salt Creek at 70th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Stevens Creek near Lincoln, Nebr.
- Rock Creek near Ceresco, Nebr.
- Salt Creek at Greenwood, Nebr.
- Wahoo Creek at S Chestnut St at Wahoo, Nebr.