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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT LUPTON, CO.

COLORADO40.1161°N, -104.8186°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

228cfs

GAUGE HT

3.60ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

3mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

228cfs 71.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 166–224 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

228cfs

PERIOD LOW

165cfs

RUNNABLE

92%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.60ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

53°

SAT

97°

54°

SUN

94°

61°

MON

93°

57°

TUE

98°

66°

WED

88°

60°

THU

81°

48°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

91°

mild

91°

90°

87°

83°

78°

73°

69°

66°

65°

62°

60°

56°

54°

59°

66°

73°

80°

86°

92°

95°

96°

97°

95°

94°

91°

86°

80°

78°

80°

77°

76°

73°

70°

65°

61°

65°

72°

78°

84°

88°

91°

93°

94°

93°

91°

92°

85°

83°

78°

74°

68°

66°

62°

59°

57°

59°

64°

69°

72°

75°

78°

83°

86°

90°

91°

93°

88°

87°

80°

81°

76°

72°

69°

67°

68°

69°

68°

66°

70°

79°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

98°

97°

93°

91°

90°

89°

85°

81°

75°

74°

73°

70°

67°

65°

63°

62°

63°

65°

69°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

11mph E

G 18 mph

G18

G13

ESE

G13

G24

G16

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

G18

G19

SSE

WNW

SSE

G10

G12

ENE

G10

G19

G16

G26

SSW

G23

G32

SSW

G16

SSW

G16

G20

G25

SSE

G18

G19

SSW

G11

SSE

G11

SSW

G12

G10

WSW

G13

SSW

G10

G15

NNW

WNW

G30

G31

WNW

G18

WNW

SSW

ESE

NNE

G20

NNE

G15

NNE

ENE

SSW

G10

G13

ESE

G17

ESE

G26

ESE

G30

ESE

G28

G25

WNW

SSW

G22

ESE

G36

SSE

G31

G29

SSW

G20

G23

G28

G24

WSW

G19

G21

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G32

G30

SSW

G33

SSW

G34

SSW

G38

G29

G35

G38

G39

G33

G34

SSW

G37

SSW

G36

SSW

G35

SSW

G34

G32

G30

SSW

G27

SSW

G23

G19

G16

NNE

G13

G10

ENE

G11

PRECIP

chance %

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

46%

100%

48%

33%

34%

100%

96%

58%

100%

87%

95%

48%

98%

100%

82%

100%

59%

100%

45%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

849

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:25 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT3H 41M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

40.1161, -104.8186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:44 UTC

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