Normal

22.44 in  

Maximum  -  1977

35.19 in  

Minimum   -  1980

11.30 in  

Broken Bow, Nebraska 1961-1990

Mean Annual

48.8 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/11/1954

116 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  01/23/1915

-42 °F  

Broken Bow, Nebraska 1894-1996

Growing Season

   145 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

2,050 ft  

Drainage area above damsites:

   Virginia Smith Dam

110 mi²  

   Davis Creek Dam

       6.5 mi²  

   Kent Diversion Dam

240 mi²  

Average annual inflow to Reservoir

216,600 acre-ft  

Drainage area near Burwell, Nebraska

1,060 mi²  

Annual discharge:

   Maximum  -  1951

223,408 acre-ft 

   Minimum   -  1995

4,268 acre-ft 

   Average    -  1940-1995

50,734 acre-ft