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Bob Winkelmann's Fishing Guide Service

Papillion Creek near Bob Winkelmann's Fishing Guide Service

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About this river

Papillion Creek is an 8.8 mile river near Bob Winkelmann's Fishing Guide Service in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, Nebr. (site 06610795). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2026

Papillion Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 221 cfs, and lowest in December, at 97 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,500 cfs, in 2019.

Typical flow by month at Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, Nebr., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January10378 to 158
February10985 to 144
March11784 to 210
April15586 to 202
May208133 to 470
June221143 to 403
July14787 to 201
August12068 to 246
September11246 to 235
October11651 to 251
November10159 to 185
December9763 to 144

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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Papillion Creek at Fort Crook, Nebr. (site 06610795). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Papillion Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Walnut Creek Recreation AreaPublic
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