USGS Streamgage 06827500
South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr.
South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06827500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10250003. It drains a watershed of about 2,740 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1903. Typical flow runs near 0.4 cfs in July and 28.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 2,740 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,016 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10250003
- Coordinates
- 40.00987, -101.54238
- USGS site number
- 06827500
- Records begin
- 1903-08-02 (123 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 89 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 | 0 | 11.3 | 40.9 | |
| February | 0 | 21.1 | 67 | |
| March | 0 | 26.1 | 86 | |
| April | 0 | 28.1 | 102.3 | |
| May | 0 | 24.8 | 120.7 | |
| June | 0 | 13.2 | 117.8 | |
| July | 0 | 0.4 | 86.9 | |
| August | 0 | 0 | 45.9 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | 35.4 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 34.5 | |
| November | 0 | 9.4 | 41.4 | |
| December | 0 | 10.1 | 40.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).