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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

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South Platte River At Platteville, Co

COLORADO40.2249°N, -104.8497°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

19.8cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

19.8cfs

Optimal band: 17–23 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

19.8cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.8in

-33% vs normal

5.76 in of precipitation so far this year, 33% below the 30-year normal of 8.59 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.7–12.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-33%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.41" · normal 0.48" (0.1–0.8)

Jan

Feb: 0.17" · normal 0.47" (0.1–0.8)

Feb

Mar: 0.79" · normal 1.23" (0.4–2.1)

Mar

Apr: 0.69" · normal 2.00" (0.8–3.1)

Apr

May: 2.80" · normal 2.59" (1.0–4.9)

May

Jun: 0.86" · normal 1.57" (0.5–3.1)

Jun

Jul: 0.04" (so far)· normal 1.31" (0.3–2.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.31" (0.3–2.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.10" (0.1–1.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.24" (0.4–2.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.68" (0.3–1.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.47" (0.1–0.9)

Dec

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

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Station Location

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