CO DWR · PLABALCO

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

CO DWR · PLABALCOLIVE

South Platte River At Cooper Bridge Near Balzac

COLORADO40.3577°N, -103.5286°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

231cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

12mph N

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

231cfs

Optimal band: 196–266 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

231cfs

PERIOD LOW

231cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

58°

SAT

96°

61°

SUN

97°

65°

MON

92°

64°

TUE

98°

66°

WED

89°

62°

THU

80°

53°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

85°

80°

75°

72°

70°

68°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

69°

75°

81°

87°

92°

96°

95°

92°

94°

93°

88°

82°

78°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

69°

75°

81°

86°

90°

93°

94°

95°

96°

97°

95°

84°

78°

77°

78°

76°

74°

71°

68°

65°

64°

65°

66°

68°

73°

76°

80°

85°

89°

91°

92°

91°

86°

83°

80°

79°

75°

73°

71°

70°

71°

69°

66°

71°

79°

87°

91°

93°

95°

97°

98°

95°

94°

91°

84°

82°

80°

77°

76°

75°

74°

72°

68°

64°

62°

64°

70°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph ENE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G11

ESE

G20

ESE

G15

ESE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

NNE

ENE

G13

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G35

SSE

G14

ENE

G17

G23

SSE

G24

G42

G39

G34

G32

G21

SSE

G14

WSW

NNW

G10

WNW

G13

G15

G14

G20

SSW

G21

SSW

G19

SSW

G14

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

G11

WSW

G14

ESE

G14

G15

SSW

G12

G23

NNE

WSW

G21

G17

G24

WNW

G33

G37

G33

G26

G16

G23

G22

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

ENE

G11

G17

SSE

G20

SSE

G22

SSE

G26

SSE

G27

SSE

G28

G32

SSE

G38

SSE

G37

SSE

G29

SSE

G25

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

SSE

G29

G27

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G34

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

G29

SSW

G34

SSW

G38

G35

G41

SSE

G39

G43

G49

SSW

G47

SSW

G42

G35

G25

SSW

G13

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

21%

31%

22%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

12%

19%

12%

79%

100%

79%

94%

100%

99%

59%

100%

85%

42%

24%

100%

81%

79%

100%

39%

100%

99%

69%

100%

95%

100%

10%

100%

54%

70%

10%

100%

24%

100%

15%

13%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

872

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:20 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT3H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

40.3577, -103.5286

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

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