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SOUTH LOUP RIVER

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South Loup River at Arnold, Nebr.

CUSTER COUNTY, NE41.4228°N, -100.2034°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

19cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

19cfs 16.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 23–31 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

61cfs

PERIOD LOW

15cfs

RUNNABLE

46%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.2in

-17% vs normal

12.18 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 14.62 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–18.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.59" (0.2–1.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.37" · normal 0.83" (0.3–1.5)

Feb

Mar: 0.68" · normal 1.56" (0.6–2.8)

Mar

Apr: 1.06" · normal 3.31" (1.9–4.8)

Apr

May: 2.35" · normal 3.93" (1.8–6.7)

May

Jun: 6.97" · normal 3.64" (1.4–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.21" (so far)· normal 2.71" (0.8–4.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.68" (0.8–4.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.09" (0.6–3.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.02" (0.5–3.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.95" (0.2–2.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.72" (0.1–1.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:21 PM

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Station Location

41.4228, -100.2034

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC

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