About this river
Little Nemaha River is a 12.0 mile river near Kayakjak's Outfitters in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr. (site 06811500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Little Nemaha River typically runs highest in May, at a median 188 cfs, and lowest in September, at 73 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,400 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 55 to 139 | |
| February | 113 | 74 to 215 | |
| March | 156 | 84 to 263 | |
| April | 148 | 76 to 305 | |
| May | 188 | 93 to 447 | |
| June | 178 | 83 to 464 | |
| July | 126 | 46 to 259 | |
| August | 86 | 40 to 154 | |
| September | 73 | 39 to 141 | |
| October | 82 | 42 to 143 | |
| November | 93 | 56 to 139 | |
| December | 84 | 55 to 130 |
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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr. (site 06811500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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