USGS Streamgage 06805000
Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr.
Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06805000, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200203. It drains a watershed of about 1,640 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 236.5 cfs in July and 228.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,640 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,047 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200203
- Coordinates
- 41.05167, -96.33861
- USGS site number
- 06805000
- Records begin
- 1947-10-01 (79 years)
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 | 82.8 | 136.1 | 302.6 | |
| February | 103.5 | 176.5 | 1,280.5 | |
| March | 112.6 | 263.4 | 2,345.2 | |
| April | 103.8 | 228.7 | 1,035.7 | |
| May | 109.4 | 231.2 | 1,620.7 | |
| June | 102.4 | 290.7 | 4,278.7 | |
| July | 90 | 236.5 | 1,532.8 | |
| August | 84.9 | 203.6 | 1,363.2 | |
| September | 73.5 | 169.2 | 847.4 | |
| October | 66.7 | 148.1 | 468.9 | |
| November | 76.8 | 150.7 | 259.7 | |
| December | 77.3 | 132.4 | 235.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr.
- 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.