USGS Streamgage 06880800
West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr.
West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr. is USGS streamgage 06880800, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10270203. It drains a watershed of about 1,192 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 122.9 cfs in July and 83.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 1,192 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,426 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10270203
- Coordinates
- 40.73152, -97.17777
- USGS site number
- 06880800
- Records begin
- 1950-07-10 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 68 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 | 37.9 | 60.8 | 97.7 | |
| February | 43.8 | 71.1 | 169.6 | |
| March | 50.6 | 81.6 | 471.4 | |
| April | 51.4 | 83.1 | 239.1 | |
| May | 59.1 | 108.5 | 561.7 | |
| June | 54.8 | 121 | 852.8 | |
| July | 47.9 | 122.9 | 549.2 | |
| August | 48.9 | 107.7 | 394.8 | |
| September | 36 | 74.4 | 267.7 | |
| October | 35.9 | 64.6 | 158.3 | |
| November | 39.6 | 63.8 | 110.1 | |
| December | 40 | 60.1 | 99.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).