USGS Streamgage 06764880
South Platte River at Roscoe, Nebr.
South Platte River at Roscoe, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06764880, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190018. It drains a watershed of about 23,900 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1982. Typical flow runs near 67 cfs in July and 229 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 23,900 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,146 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190018
- Coordinates
- 41.12611, -101.57667
- USGS site number
- 06764880
- Records begin
- 1982-10-01 (44 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 44 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 | 66.2 | 497.7 | 1,483.5 | |
| February | 83.7 | 541.3 | 1,602.8 | |
| March | 58.1 | 360.8 | 1,244.8 | |
| April | 98.2 | 229 | 1,466 | |
| May | 53.4 | 179.8 | 4,003.9 | |
| June | 29.3 | 398.6 | 7,187.7 | |
| July | 2.2 | 67 | 2,161.3 | |
| August | 0 | 35.1 | 577.5 | |
| September | 0.2 | 104.2 | 1,030.6 | |
| October | 16.4 | 133.3 | 973.6 | |
| November | 6.6 | 161.1 | 867 | |
| December | 13.7 | 258.4 | 1,078.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).