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USGS Daily Statistics for Nebraska

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USGS 06799000 Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr.


Madison County, Nebraska
Hydrologic Unit Code 10220001
Latitude  42°00'13.6", Longitude  97°25'33.7" NAD83
Drainage area 2,790  square miles
Contributing drainage area 1,790.00  square miles
Gage datum 1,500.95 feet above NGVD29
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1945-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 311 360 665 1,190 918 1,270 624 342 269 296 363 373
2 321 360 636 1,160 963 1,190 591 339 262 313 358 380
3 313 370 620 1,150 1,000 1,080 588 323 261 316 358 375
4 310 382 639 1,100 1,020 1,040 559 310 267 339 357 372
5 311 394 657 1,050 1,000 1,000 552 319 271 339 353 368
6 323 407 668 1,050 1,030 878 585 319 266 341 353 360
7 318 432 674 1,080 998 926 568 303 256 360 352 359
8 316 444 689 1,100 1,010 966 571 293 249 375 349 360
9 314 505 761 1,080 1,010 847 558 282 248 394 352 355
10 310 469 801 1,060 1,050 918 513 280 253 387 359 347
11 306 448 802 1,020 990 962 517 314 255 369 359 342
12 305 441 796 989 927 1,010 507 340 293 365 360 345
13 306 443 842 959 880 1,030 520 374 299 373 355 350
14 311 447 1,110 955 837 1,190 488 352 311 368 354 346
15 308 462 998 1,000 808 1,370 458 375 335 381 364 337
16 303 480 953 1,040 761 1,430 468 359 343 387 370 333
17 308 508 977 1,020 759 1,220 473 362 327 378 364 321
18 312 528 1,030 991 778 1,140 481 338 309 377 361 321
19 313 672 1,050 983 804 919 522 318 342 378 363 321
20 320 631 1,080 988 854 874 481 333 334 374 371 331
21 323 605 1,060 1,000 921 942 525 346 330 371 375 334
22 331 585 1,000 999 917 924 484 396 336 363 370 333
23 334 596 1,070 1,000 932 909 475 507 341 371 369 332
24 337 618 1,080 986 945 947 450 344 338 362 367 329
25 338 651 1,080 973 993 933 418 308 332 360 359 334
26 343 649 1,050 991 1,010 954 395 308 323 365 353 345
27 349 652 1,070 967 1,010 908 386 300 311 364 353 344
28 353 659 1,100 906 987 862 384 300 302 354 353 335
29 351 890 1,130 880 983 750 382 296 298 350 351 331
30 350   1,230 881 1,100 686 379 288 306 355 356 328
31 353   1,240   1,230   357 287   362   326