About this river
Haines Branch is a 3.0 mile stream near Branched Oak Marina in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Haines Branch at SW 56th St at Lincoln, Nebr. (site 06803093). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2026
Haines Branch typically runs highest in June, at a median 9.4 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,720 cfs, in 2015.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2 | 1.3 to 5.5 | |
| February | 3.9 | 2.1 to 7.3 | |
| March | 5.1 | 2.5 to 9.9 | |
| April | 5.2 | 2.9 to 12 | |
| May | 8.8 | 2.5 to 26 | |
| June | 9.4 | 2.0 to 26 | |
| July | 3.3 | 0.8 to 8.8 | |
| August | 1.7 | 0.4 to 3.5 | |
| September | 1.2 | 0.3 to 3.9 | |
| October | 2.5 | 0.8 to 5.1 | |
| November | 2.7 | 1.0 to 5.3 | |
| December | 3.2 | 1.1 to 6.2 |
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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Haines Branch at SW 56th St at Lincoln, Nebr. (site 06803093). 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 Haines Branch. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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