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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE CHEESMAN LAKE, CO.

COLORADO39.1628°N, -105.3103°W Updated 57 min ago

FLOW RATE

278cfs

GAUGE HT

5.62ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

9mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

278cfs 33.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 240–324 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

290cfs

PERIOD LOW

274cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.62ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

55°

SAT

86°

59°

SUN

82°

57°

MON

82°

55°

TUE

84°

55°

WED

81°

55°

THU

77°

47°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

77°

76°

73°

68°

66°

64°

62°

60°

61°

60°

59°

60°

66°

74°

77°

80°

83°

84°

85°

86°

83°

80°

76°

72°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

58°

57°

61°

68°

72°

74°

76°

79°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

76°

72°

67°

66°

62°

59°

58°

57°

56°

55°

61°

67°

72°

74°

77°

79°

81°

78°

81°

82°

76°

71°

65°

63°

64°

61°

59°

57°

56°

55°

61°

68°

73°

76°

80°

83°

84°

77°

82°

77°

73°

68°

65°

61°

60°

59°

60°

61°

59°

57°

56°

59°

64°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph WSW

G 6 mph

WSW

G28

G14

SSE

G28

G11

ESE

G11

G10

SSW

G11

G13

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G13

G18

SSW

G19

WSW

G14

G19

SSW

G22

G11

G12

G17

G19

G14

G15

ENE

G17

WSW

G19

G12

G13

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G13

G10

WSW

G17

G23

G22

G21

WSW

G22

G23

G22

G24

WSW

G20

G21

G25

G17

WSW

SSW

G17

G20

G23

SSW

G25

SSW

G22

G26

G27

SSW

G21

WSW

G26

G15

WSW

G12

G14

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

G20

G32

SSW

G39

G38

SSW

G38

SSW

G37

G36

G35

SSW

G33

SSW

G36

SSW

G46

G31

SSW

G23

G13

SSW

G10

WSW

G16

G30

WSW

G39

WSW

G38

WSW

G32

WSW

G28

G32

G38

G42

PRECIP

chance %

17%

12%

10%

13%

11%

20%

13%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

93%

73%

90%

22%

82%

76%

100%

76%

100%

44%

94%

39%

100%

30%

100%

15%

100%

22%

100%

35%

100%

12%

74%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

791

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:35 AM

SUNSET

08:24 PM

14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT3H 42M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

39.1628, -105.3103

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:42 UTC

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