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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06453600 Ponca Creek at Verdel, Nebr.
LOCATION - Lat 42°48'39.10", long 98°10'31.43" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.33 N., R.7 W., Knox County, NE, Hydrologic Unit 10170104, near right bank downstream of bridge on State Highway 12, 0.9 mi east of Verdel and 3.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 812 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2117: Drainage area. WDR NE-1996-1 (M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1957 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of the gage is 1,233.42 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). March 22, 1957 to April 18, 1961: water-stage recorder located at 42.8109, -98.1754 (Nebraska HWY 12: 0.6 mi east of Verdel, NE) at a datum of 1,233.04 ft above NAVD88. April 19, 1961 to September 05, 1962: water-stage recorder located at 42.8038, -98.1926 (1.1 mi upstream at 516th Ave: 0.4 mi south of Verdel, NE. Operated at this site until the bridge approach was washed out making the bridge impassable. Datum not determined). September 06, 1962 to present: water-stage recorder located at 42.8109, -98.1754 (HWY 12: 0.6 mi east of Verdel, NE) at a datum of 1,233.42 ft above to NAVD88.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor, unless otherwise noted. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 15,700 ft³/s, March 27, 1960, gage height, 14.70 ft, site and datum then in use. Maximum peak stage, 18.26 ft, March 14, 2019, at present datum, backwater from ice.
