About this river
Middle Loup River is a 50.8 mile river near Sandhill River Trips in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr. (site 06775500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Middle Loup River typically runs highest in April, at a median 502 cfs, and lowest in September, at 445 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 911 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 460 | 417 to 510 | |
| February | 467 | 424 to 515 | |
| March | 495 | 454 to 542 | |
| April | 502 | 458 to 544 | |
| May | 485 | 436 to 547 | |
| June | 466 | 424 to 518 | |
| July | 446 | 407 to 484 | |
| August | 449 | 406 to 486 | |
| September | 445 | 402 to 473 | |
| October | 452 | 415 to 492 | |
| November | 465 | 420 to 511 | |
| December | 455 | 419 to 498 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr. (site 06775500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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