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South Platte River
CO DWR · PLASTRCO
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
CO DWR · PLASTRCOLIVE

South Platte River Below Strontia Springs

DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO39.4351°N, -105.1238°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
131cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
131cfs
Optimal band: 111150 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
214cfs
PERIOD LOW
34cfs
RUNNABLE
27%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.4in

-27% vs normal

8.39 in of precipitation so far this year, 27% below the 30-year normal of 11.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

8.2–14.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-27%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.04" · normal 0.90" (0.4–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.23" · normal 0.97" (0.3–1.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.35" · normal 2.00" (1.2–3.1)
Mar
Apr: 1.58" · normal 2.99" (1.4–4.5)
Apr
May: 3.98" · normal 3.40" (2.0–5.3)
May
Jun: 0.22" (so far)· normal 2.19" (1.0–4.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.11" (0.7–3.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.86" (0.8–3.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.50" (0.4–2.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.66" (0.5–3.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.21" (0.5–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.88" (0.3–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:46 AM
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Station Location

39.4351, -105.1238
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-13 08:46 UTC
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