USGS Streamgage 06795500
Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.
Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06795500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10200201. It drains a watershed of about 294 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 31.4 cfs in July and 39.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 294 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,447 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10200201
- Coordinates
- 41.52596, -97.2816
- USGS site number
- 06795500
- Records begin
- 1947-06-02 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 36 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 | 11.3 | 23.1 | 48.9 | |
| February | 14.7 | 33 | 121.8 | |
| March | 18.9 | 38 | 141.5 | |
| April | 21.2 | 39.1 | 88.7 | |
| May | 20.5 | 41 | 222.5 | |
| June | 20 | 45.7 | 364.6 | |
| July | 11.9 | 31.4 | 186.7 | |
| August | 6.3 | 16.9 | 74.4 | |
| September | 4.8 | 16.4 | 58 | |
| October | 7.7 | 20.7 | 56.2 | |
| November | 10.5 | 25.8 | 46 | |
| December | 10.5 | 22.9 | 41.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).