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

81°F

WIND

6mph NNE

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

96°

65°

MON

93°

63°

TUE

99°

66°

WED

94°

55°

THU

80°

53°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

80°

75°

72°

70°

68°

67°

65°

63°

61°

64°

69°

75°

81°

87°

92°

96°

95°

92°

94°

93°

88°

82°

78°

76°

73°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

69°

74°

79°

84°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

92°

87°

82°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

63°

64°

66°

69°

73°

78°

82°

85°

89°

92°

93°

80°

84°

82°

84°

79°

73°

69°

70°

68°

67°

66°

70°

76°

85°

90°

92°

94°

96°

97°

98°

99°

98°

95°

87°

78°

75°

70°

71°

66°

64°

61°

58°

55°

59°

62°

68°

73°

77°

80°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph ESE

G 10 mph

G10

ESE

G11

G15

G14

ENE

G12

NNE

NNW

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

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

G20

SSW

G21

G19

G14

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

G14

SSW

G14

G15

NNW

G21

SSE

G17

G24

G33

NNW

G37

NNW

G33

G26

G16

G23

G22

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G10

NNE

G11

G17

G20

SSE

G22

SSE

G27

G28

SSW

G32

G38

SSE

G37

G29

G25

SSE

G19

SSE

G17

SSW

G29

G27

G22

G23

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

G24

G31

G32

G34

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G34

SSW

G38

SSW

G35

G41

G39

G43

G49

G47

G42

G35

G25

NNW

G13

WSW

WNW

G15

G23

SSE

G28

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

21%

31%

22%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

19%

12%

79%

100%

79%

94%

100%

99%

59%

100%

85%

42%

24%

92%

56%

30%

100%

17%

12%

100%

25%

44%

100%

12%

51%

100%

87%

100%

11%

100%

98%

22%

100%

48%

96%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

871

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:20 PM

14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT1H 10M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

71% illuminated

Station Location

40.3577, -103.5286

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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 19:10 UTC

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