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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Buffalo Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Kearney Paddle Sports in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr (site 06769000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Buffalo Creek typically runs highest in August, at a median 63 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 497 cfs, in 2019.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5 | 0.0 to 4.0 |
| February | 0.9 | 0.0 to 5.3 |
| March | 2.2 | 0.0 to 7.4 |
| April | 2.9 | 0.0 to 9.7 |
| May | 34 | 13 to 50 |
| June | 49 | 33 to 65 |
| July | 55 | 34 to 76 |
| August | 63 | 38 to 88 |
| September | 11 | 1.2 to 28 |
| October | 2.3 | 0.0 to 8.4 |
| November | 1.2 | 0.0 to 5.1 |
| December | 1.1 | 0.0 to 4.7 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr. (site 06769000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Buffalo Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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