Platte R Mid-ch, Cottonwood Ranch nr Elm Cr, Nebr. River

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PLATTE R MID-CH, COTTONWOOD RANCH NR ELM CR, NEBR. RIVER

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Platte R Mid-Ch, Cottonwood Ranch nr Elm Cr, Nebr.

DAWSON COUNTY, NE40.6856°N, -99.4393°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

208cfs

GAUGE HT

3.97ft

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

8mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

208cfs 79.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 185–251 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

257cfs

PERIOD LOW

208cfs

RUNNABLE

97%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.97ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

64°

MON

93°

67°

TUE

97°

68°

WED

94°

69°

THU

91°

67°

FRI

90°

67°

SAT

88°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

64°

65°

68°

74°

79°

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72°

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78°

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83°

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90°

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73°

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67°

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71°

75°

79°

83°

86°

88°

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91°

90°

86°

83°

80°

77°

75°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph ENE

G 3 mph

ENE

WSW

G11

G10

SSW

SSE

G10

G14

G18

G17

SSE

G17

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G16

SSE

G11

ESE

G20

SSW

G18

SSW

G16

G14

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G16

SSE

G20

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G23

G26

SSE

G25

G24

SSE

G27

G24

G25

G27

G24

G20

G19

G18

G19

G20

SSE

G26

SSE

G30

G34

SSE

G35

SSE

G31

G26

SSE

G12

SSE

G22

G11

SSE

NNE

G15

G16

G19

NNE

G22

G24

G26

ENE

G23

G28

G17

NNW

G20

NNE

G20

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

G13

G15

G14

G12

PRECIP

chance %

13%

15%

23%

25%

14%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

16%

100%

90%

100%

18%

20%

92%

100%

39%

62%

12%

10%

100%

92%

100%

75%

78%

77%

100%

86%

56%

39%

53%

80%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

937

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:12 AM

SUNSET

09:11 PM

14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

40.6856, -99.4393

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:45 UTC

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