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Niobrara River
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NIOBRARA RIVER
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Niobrara River at Mariaville, Nebr.

NEBRASKA42.7806°N, -99.3397°W Updated 42 min ago
FLOW RATE
1,240cfs
GAUGE HT
3.15ft
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
5mph NE
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
1,240cfs 15.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,071–1,449 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,430cfs
PERIOD LOW
1,090cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.15ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.4in

-37% vs normal

9.36 in of precipitation so far this year, 37% below the 30-year normal of 14.96 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.6–19.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-37%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.75" · normal 0.66" (0.3–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.05" · normal 0.93" (0.3–1.5)
Feb
Mar: 0.61" · normal 1.69" (0.6–2.9)
Mar
Apr: 1.59" · normal 3.49" (1.9–5.5)
Apr
May: 2.22" · normal 3.95" (1.6–6.4)
May
Jun: 3.70" · normal 3.80" (2.0–6.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.44" (so far)· normal 2.73" (0.8–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.74" (1.6–4.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.24" (0.8–4.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.15" (0.5–4.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.04" (0.2–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.79" (0.2–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:39 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
65°
SAT
92°
67°
SUN
91°
64°
MON
96°
68°
TUE
97°
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WED
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THU
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TEMP
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph E
G 9 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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clear
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100%
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95%
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60%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
952
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:04 AM
SUNSET
09:19 PM
15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT2H 52M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated

Station Location

42.7806, -99.3397
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 18:27 UTC
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