Waterlands
Niobrara River
USGS · 06461500
NIOBRARA RIVER
USGS · 06461500LIVE

Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr.

CHERRY COUNTY, NE42.9021°N, -100.3625°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
682cfs
GAUGE HT
2.75ft
WATER TEMP
22°F
AIR TEMP
73°F
WIND
5mph ESE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
682cfs 15.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 588–796 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
734cfs
PERIOD LOW
601cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.75ft

Water Temperature

22.0°F

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
64°
SAT
91°
63°
SUN
94°
63°
MON
99°
70°
TUE
98°
68°
WED
91°
69°
THU
95°
64°
TIME
FRI
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
82°
mild
82°
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82°
79°
75°
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72°
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65°
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63°
66°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph E
G 11 mph
10
G11
E
9
G10
E
12
G14
E
12
G15
E
9
G16
ESE
7
G12
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7
G11
NE
5
G9
NE
17
G30
NNE
8
G12
ESE
7
G15
SE
4
G14
ESE
2
G9
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5
G11
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4
G8
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3
N
7
G9
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3
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5
G15
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4
G13
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4
G8
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G9
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6
G11
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G10
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6
G8
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G6
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14
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13
G19
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6
G7
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6
G14
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8
G13
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G4
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G20
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G26
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G28
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G32
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15
G33
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G33
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G33
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G28
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G26
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12
G23
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G22
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15
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15
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13
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13
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13
G14
SSW
13
G19
S
10
G22
S
6
G11
SSE
11
G18
NNE
10
G19
ESE
9
G18
SE
9
G16
S
9
G16
S
9
G18
SSW
7
G8
SW
6
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3
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1
G3
NW
3
G4
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5
G8
SSE
10
G13
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G15
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G16
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G12
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6
G22
SSE
23
G33
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9
G11
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5
G13
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3
G15
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7
G17
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4
G14
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G10
NNW
6
G8
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PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
4%
4%
6%
17%
22%
31%
32%
17%
8%
3%
2%
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35%
23%
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23%
23%
13%
13%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
1%
0%
0%
4%
1%
100%
100%
100%
66%
70%
0%
65%
3%
3%
32%
32%
19%
16%
1%
7%
21%
100%
89%
24%
98%
100%
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98%
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93%
100%
45%
3%
100%
18%
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1%
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6%
20%
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5%
5%
0%
87%
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64%
100%
100%
11%
8%
7%
13%
5%
10%
0%
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11%
26%
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18%
10%
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100%
100%
85%
65%
51%
51%
58%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
936
936935932937936936934935933932933933932933934936932931930
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:07 AM
SUNSET
09:23 PM
15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT5H 25M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated

Station Location

42.9021, -100.3625
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 15:58 UTC
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