About this river
Big Papillion Creek is a 19.2 mile river near Neighborhood Offshore in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, Nebr. (site 06610770). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Big Papillion Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 118 cfs, and lowest in December, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,830 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 32 to 110 | |
| February | 61 | 38 to 91 | |
| March | 71 | 42 to 127 | |
| April | 92 | 45 to 143 | |
| May | 109 | 71 to 236 | |
| June | 118 | 74 to 195 | |
| July | 85 | 43 to 111 | |
| August | 70 | 32 to 112 | |
| September | 61 | 23 to 118 | |
| October | 59 | 26 to 125 | |
| November | 61 | 30 to 114 | |
| December | 53 | 30 to 99 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Papillion Creek at Q Street at Omaha, Nebr. (site 06610770). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Papillion Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Prairie QueenPublic
- Chalco Hills Recreation AreaPublic
- Main boat rampPublic
- Main boat rampPublic
- Main boat rampPublic
- Prairie View Recreation AreaPrairie View LakePublic
- Newport Landing CircleBennington LakeRestricted
- Wilson Island AccessMissouri RiverPublic
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