USGS Streamgage 06803000
Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr.
Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06803000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200203. It drains a watershed of about 167 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 11.3 cfs in July and 18.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 167 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,214 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200203
- Coordinates
- 40.65772, -96.66547
- USGS site number
- 06803000
- Records begin
- 1950-05-08 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 34.1 | |
| February | 6.2 | 14.3 | 66.7 | |
| March | 7.2 | 19 | 165 | |
| April | 7.4 | 18.2 | 124.9 | |
| May | 6.7 | 24.3 | 294.4 | |
| June | 5.3 | 19.8 | 263.4 | |
| July | 3.3 | 11.3 | 103.9 | |
| August | 2.8 | 7 | 36.4 | |
| September | 2.1 | 5.9 | 33.7 | |
| October | 2.6 | 7.2 | 50.3 | |
| November | 4.4 | 9.4 | 27.8 | |
| December | 4.6 | 9.9 | 30.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Salt Creek at Pioneers Boulevard at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Haines Branch at SW 56th St at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Middle Creek at SW 63rd St at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Antelope Creek at 27th Street at Lincoln, Nebr.
- North Oak Creek near Touhy, Nebr.
- North Oak Creek at Valparaiso, Nebr.
- Oak Creek at Air Park Road at Lincoln, Nebr.
- Salt Creek at Innovation Campus at Lincoln, Nebr.