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DRIFTWOOD CREEK

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Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr.

RED WILLOW COUNTY, NE40.1458°N, -100.6732°W Updated 22 hr ago

FLOW RATE

0cfs

GAUGE HT

2.20ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

0cfs 75.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

2.20ft

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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

10.3in

-20% vs normal

10.32 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 12.87 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

8.0–17.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.24" · normal 0.50" (0.1–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.29" · normal 0.81" (0.2–1.5)

Feb

Mar: 0.12" · normal 1.41" (0.2–2.7)

Mar

Apr: 2.37" · normal 2.68" (1.1–4.0)

Apr

May: 3.01" · normal 3.50" (1.2–5.8)

May

Jun: 4.09" · normal 2.74" (1.2–5.0)

Jun

Jul: 0.20" (so far)· normal 2.72" (0.9–4.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.47" (1.2–4.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.57" (0.4–2.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.95" (0.4–3.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.93" (0.1–2.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.73" (0.1–1.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo22:21 UTC

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Station Location

40.1458, -100.6732

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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