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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

197cfs

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

5mph N

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

197cfs 12.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 254–344 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,448cfs

PERIOD LOW

105cfs

RUNNABLE

21%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

53°

SAT

97°

54°

SUN

94°

61°

MON

93°

57°

TUE

99°

63°

WED

96°

52°

THU

85°

52°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

89°

mild

89°

86°

79°

74°

71°

68°

67°

65°

61°

60°

57°

56°

54°

59°

66°

73°

80°

86°

92°

95°

96°

97°

95°

94°

91°

86°

80°

78°

80°

77°

76°

73°

70°

64°

62°

61°

66°

72°

79°

86°

90°

91°

93°

94°

92°

88°

86°

85°

78°

74°

69°

68°

67°

64°

62°

61°

57°

60°

63°

68°

72°

76°

82°

87°

91°

93°

92°

90°

89°

90°

86°

81°

78°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

68°

76°

82°

86°

88°

91°

95°

97°

99°

97°

95°

92°

85°

81°

74°

69°

67°

65°

58°

55°

54°

52°

54°

60°

67°

74°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph ESE

G 16 mph

G16

ESE

G21

G27

SSW

G11

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

WSW

G10

WSW

G13

SSE

G10

ESE

G15

WNW

G12

G30

G31

G18

NNW

ESE

G20

NNW

G15

ENE

WNW

NNW

ESE

G10

G13

G17

G26

G30

SSE

G28

SSE

G25

ESE

ENE

G22

G36

G31

SSE

G31

SSW

G29

SSW

G20

G23

SSW

G28

SSW

G24

G19

G21

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

SSW

G33

SSW

G34

G38

SSW

G29

SSW

G29

SSW

G35

WSW

G38

WSW

G39

G33

G34

WNW

G37

WNW

G36

G35

WNW

G34

G32

G30

G27

ENE

G23

G19

G16

SSE

G13

SSE

G10

G11

G17

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

34%

100%

96%

58%

100%

87%

95%

48%

12%

100%

13%

100%

77%

36%

100%

17%

100%

76%

100%

12%

100%

97%

100%

22%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

849

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:25 PM

14H 55M OF DAYLIGHT2H 29M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

40.1161, -104.8186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:56 UTC

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