USGS · 06465500

NIOBRARA RIVER

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Niobrara River near Verdel, Nebr.

NEBRASKA42.7397°N, -98.2228°W Updated 43 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,900cfs

GAUGE HT

4.13ft

WATER TEMP

22°F

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

8mph SE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,900cfs 4.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,040–2,760 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,070cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,770cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.13ft

Water Temperature

22.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

67°

SAT

92°

67°

SUN

90°

66°

MON

92°

69°

TUE

94°

71°

WED

94°

74°

THU

89°

66°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

85°

84°

79°

76°

75°

73°

72°

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68°

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71°

74°

77°

81°

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68°

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66°

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73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

88°

84°

80°

77°

74°

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71°

70°

69°

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74°

78°

82°

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91°

92°

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81°

79°

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76°

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72°

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76°

80°

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87°

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91°

93°

94°

93°

91°

89°

85°

81°

82°

80°

79°

78°

76°

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78°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph NE

G 9 mph

SSE

SSW

G17

G11

ESE

G14

ESE

G10

G15

WNW

SSE

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

G14

ENE

G11

G28

G27

SSW

G25

SSW

WSW

ESE

SSE

SSW

ESE

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G17

SSE

G19

G22

G19

G17

G15

G13

G12

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G26

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

G26

G18

G24

G23

SSW

G14

G10

SSE

G20

G21

G16

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

SSE

G14

SSE

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G23

SSE

G28

SSE

G29

SSE

G32

G33

SSE

G34

SSE

G28

G19

SSW

G12

G11

G13

G15

G14

SSW

G13

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

16%

21%

37%

31%

28%

16%

15%

20%

11%

15%

29%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

94%

100%

78%

100%

81%

17%

100%

72%

100%

44%

98%

100%

90%

100%

83%

75%

13%

100%

77%

10%

100%

13%

83%

100%

99%

97%

93%

85%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

969

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:59 AM

SUNSET

09:14 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT5H 16M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

86% illuminated

Station Location

42.7397, -98.2228

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

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