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Owen Marina

Little Nemaha River near Ashland, NE

River62.1 mi

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Around Little Nemaha River

Little Rivers Edge RV Park6.7 miHidden Falls Cabins & RV Park14.7 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Nemaha River is a 62.1 mile river near Owen Marina in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr (site 06811500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1950 to 2027

Little Nemaha River typically runs highest in May, at a median 188 cfs, and lowest in September, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,400 cfs, in 1993.

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Typical flow by month at Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8255 to 139
February11374 to 215
March15684 to 263
April14876 to 305
May18893 to 447
June17883 to 464
July12346 to 255
August8841 to 157
September7439 to 145
October8242 to 143
November9356 to 139
December8455 to 130

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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr. (site 06811500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Nemaha River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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