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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO

FORT MORGAN, CO40.2684°N, -103.8012°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

47cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

47cfs 93.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 40–54 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

77cfs

PERIOD LOW

47cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.4in

-30% vs normal

6.4 in of precipitation so far this year, 30% below the 30-year normal of 9.11 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.5–11.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-30%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.34" · normal 0.47" (0.2–0.8)

Jan

Feb: 0.08" · normal 0.56" (0.2–1.1)

Feb

Mar: 0.86" · normal 1.14" (0.4–2.1)

Mar

Apr: 1.39" · normal 2.03" (1.0–3.5)

Apr

May: 2.12" · normal 2.70" (1.1–5.1)

May

Jun: 1.41" · normal 1.96" (0.9–3.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.19" (so far)· normal 1.65" (0.6–2.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.74" (0.6–3.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.15" (0.1–2.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.38" (0.5–2.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.73" (0.3–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.53" (0.1–1.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:40 PM

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Station Location

40.2684, -103.8012

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

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