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USGS 06795500 Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.

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View downstream from USGS gaging station: Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.

Upstream Platte River Basin
(Loup River-Elkhorn River)		 Downstream

This station managed by the Lincoln Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1990-10-01  2026-07-17
2007-10-01  2026-07-17







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [Discharge from Primary Sensor]
Most recent instantaneous value: 10.9 07-17-2026   12:30 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 17 based on 35 water years of record more
Min
(2006)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 17		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Mean Max
(1996)
9.24 10.9 15 32 53 69 418

Gage height, feet, [Primary Stage Sensor]
Most recent instantaneous value: 9.80 07-17-2026   12:30 CDT
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