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NIOBRARA R RIVER

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Niobrara R at Cornell Bridge nr Valentine, Nebr.

NEBRASKA42.9002°N, -100.4822°W

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

8mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

11.1in

-17% vs normal

11.13 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 13.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–17.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.72" · normal 0.58" (0.3–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.13" · normal 0.87" (0.4–1.3)

Feb

Mar: 0.69" · normal 1.54" (0.5–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.19" · normal 3.11" (1.2–5.7)

Apr

May: 1.38" · normal 3.55" (1.6–5.7)

May

Jun: 4.87" · normal 3.48" (1.7–5.9)

Jun

Jul: 1.15" (so far)· normal 2.37" (0.9–4.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.20" (0.8–3.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.97" (0.7–3.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.01" (0.7–3.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.92" (0.3–1.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.67" (0.1–1.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:00 PM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 18:28 UTC

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