Elkhorn River

River in Nebraska, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 6,900 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

1,220

cfs · 35 min ago

Normal for today

529

cfs median, 102 yrs

Water temp

°F · 35 min ago

Gage height

2.28

Above normal for the date231% of medianUSGS gauge 06800500

Thirty-day mean discharge · 664–4,650 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.06800500	1,220 cfs	63°F	35 min ago
Elkhorn River at West Point, Nebr.06799350	628 cfs	59°F	35 min ago
Elkhorn River at Pilger, Nebr.06799315	526 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 529 cfs over 102 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 377 and 1,070 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Reports

From anglers on Elkhorn River

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