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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06880800 West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester, Nebr.
LOCATION - Lat 40°43'52", long 97°10'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.23, T.9 N., R.2 E., Seward County, NE, Hydrologic Unit 10270203, on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 6.2 mi northwest of Dorchester, and 22.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,192 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NE-94-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1958 to April 2013 and April 2014 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 1,403.48 ft above sea level. Prior to Apr. 14, 1970, on bridge pier 60 ft upstream at same datum.
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 to good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor, unless otherwise noted.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 10, 1950 reached a gage height of 24.8 ft, present datum, from floodmark, discharge 49,400 ft³/s, from contracted-opening and road-overflow measurement of peak flow.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 12,400 ft³/s, March 11, 1993, gage height, 21.71 ft. Maximum peak stage, 22.62 ft, July 1, 1986.
