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Elm Creek
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ELM CREEK
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Elm Creek near Elm Creek, Nebr.

BUFFALO COUNTY, NE40.7289°N, -99.3990°W Updated 52 min ago
FLOW RATE
10.6cfs
GAUGE HT
2.45ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
10.6cfs 14.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 810 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
10.7cfs
PERIOD LOW
7.84cfs
RUNNABLE
77%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.45ft
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

10.3in

-32% vs normal

10.35 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 15.31 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.1–20.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.46" · normal 0.64" (0.2–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.35" · normal 0.85" (0.2–1.5)
Feb
Mar: 0.29" · normal 1.79" (0.5–3.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.81" · normal 3.14" (1.6–4.9)
Apr
May: 2.24" · normal 4.37" (1.8–7.3)
May
Jun: 3.39" · normal 3.49" (1.4–5.7)
Jun
Jul: 1.81" (so far)· normal 2.72" (0.9–4.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.01" (1.1–6.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.95" (0.7–3.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.17" (0.4–4.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.14" (0.2–2.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.91" (0.1–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo22:37 UTC
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Station Location

40.7289, -99.3990
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 21:45 UTC
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