WaterLands
Sign InSign Up Free
Colorado, Nebraska Rivers
Live Conditions

South Platte River

Colorado, Nebraska136 miles
Primary Flow
—
cfs
Gauge Height
—
ft
Water Temp
—
°F
Air Temp
—
°F
Basin SWE
—
in avg
Daylight
—
sunrise
5-Day Trend
—
 

River Profile

136 mi
Headwater
Mouth
0
25
50
75
100
125
Gauge(26)
Rapid(2)
Loading...

Loading map...

Gauge Stations
26 mainstem · 48h
Lake George
—
cfs
offline
CHEESMAN LAKE
—
cfs
offline
Cheesman Reservoir
—
cfs
offline
TRUMBULL
—
cfs
offline
South Platte
—
cfs
offline
Strontia Springs
—
cfs
offline
Kassler
—
cfs
offline
Waterton
—
cfs
offline
Chatfield Reservoir
—
cfs
offline
ENGLEWOOD
—
cfs
offline
ENGLEWOOD
—
cfs
offline
Denver
—
cfs
offline
I-270 COMMERCE CITY
—
cfs
offline
Henderson
—
cfs
offline
FORT LUPTON
—
cfs
offline
Platteville
—
cfs
offline
Kersey
—
cfs
offline
Weldona
—
cfs
offline
FORT MORGAN
—
cfs
offline
Crook
—
cfs
offline
Balzac
—
cfs
offline
Julesburg (Channel #1)
—
cfs
offline
Tamarack Swa
—
cfs
offline
Merino
—
cfs
offline
Iliff
—
cfs
offline
Julesburg (Right Chan. #2)
—
cfs
offline

30-Day Flow History

Loading flow data...
Season Timing
Fishing
Floating
Runoff
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Your Activity

No sessions recorded on South Platte River yet.

Quick Facts

Total Length
136 miles
Gauge Stations
29

Basin Snowpack

SNOTEL 20
  • Beaver Ck Village
    8,530 ft
    --
    --%
  • Berthoud Summit
    11,300 ft
    --
    --%
  • Brumley
    10,570 ft
    --
    --%
  • Buckskin Joe
    11,160 ft
    --
    --%
  • Castle Peak
    11,510 ft
    --
    --%
  • Chapman Tunnel
    10,090 ft
    --
    --%

Elevation Profile

Elevation data not yet available for this river.

Notable Rapids

III

Cheesman Falls

River mile 32.6

II

Strontia Springs

River mile 51.0

Fishing Intel

Current Hatches

Blue-Winged Olive
Caddis
Stonefly
Pale M. Dun
Midge
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Recommended Flies — Late April

RS2 Emerger
#20-22 · Olive/Gray
Sparkle Dun BWO
#18-20 · Olive
Zebra Midge
#18-22 · Black/Red
Pat's Rubber Legs
#6-10 · Brown/Black
Pheasant Tail
#16-20 · Natural
Egg Pattern
#14-16 · Peach/Orange

Regulations & Alerts

Spring Runoff Advisory

Water levels rising due to snowmelt. Exercise caution on all sections.

Browns Canyon National Monument

Special management area. No motorized boats permitted.

Catch & Release

Browns Canyon section: catch & release only for all trout species.

Bag & Possession Limits

Standard CO regulations: 4 trout per day, only 1 over 16".

Create a free account to save favorites, set flow alerts, and track conditions

Sign up free