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Spring Creek in Nebraska

Stream61.9 mi
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Around Spring Creek

North Shore9.2 miEast Shore10.1 mi10 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Spring Creek is a 61.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Spring Creek near Overton, Nebr (site 06768020). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1996 to 2026

Spring Creek typically runs highest in August, at a median 55 cfs, and lowest in January, at 5.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 464 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Spring Creek near Overton, Nebr., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5.20.3 to 12
February7.40.7 to 15
March113.1 to 17
April133.8 to 20
May2214 to 38
June4224 to 63
July4928 to 72
August5536 to 78
September120.7 to 20
October7.70.0 to 16
November6.70.0 to 16
December6.00.5 to 12

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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Spring Creek near Overton, Nebr. (site 06768020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Spring Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Johnson Lake State Recreation Area InletPublic
  • Gallagher Canyon State Recreation AreaPublic
  • Dogwood EastPublic
  • Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir Wildlife Management AreaPublic

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