About this river
Papillion Creek is a 3.2 mile river near Platte River Rentals in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, Nebr. (site 06610795). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Papillion Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 221 cfs, and lowest in December, at 97 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,500 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 103 | 78 to 158 | |
| February | 109 | 85 to 144 | |
| March | 117 | 84 to 210 | |
| April | 155 | 86 to 202 | |
| May | 208 | 133 to 470 | |
| June | 221 | 143 to 403 | |
| July | 147 | 87 to 201 | |
| August | 120 | 68 to 246 | |
| September | 112 | 46 to 235 | |
| October | 116 | 51 to 251 | |
| November | 101 | 59 to 185 | |
| December | 97 | 63 to 144 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, Nebr. (site 06610795). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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