Waterlands
South Platte River
USGS · 06700000
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
USGS · 06700000LIVE

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE CHEESMAN LAKE, CO.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO39.1628°N, -105.3103°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
102cfs
GAUGE HT
5.00ft
AIR TEMP
62°F
WIND
11mph SSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
102cfs 68.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 88120 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
108cfs
PERIOD LOW
102cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.00ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.2in

-28% vs normal

8.23 in of precipitation so far this year, 28% below the 30-year normal of 11.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.1–14.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-28%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.71" · normal 0.79" (0.4–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.42" · normal 0.91" (0.4–1.4)
Feb
Mar: 1.65" · normal 1.78" (1.0–2.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.83" · normal 2.74" (1.6–4.0)
Apr
May: 3.01" · normal 3.18" (1.7–5.6)
May
Jun: 0.61" (so far)· normal 2.68" (1.5–4.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.58" (1.2–5.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.12" (1.4–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.77" (0.5–3.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.49" (0.7–2.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.01" (0.5–2.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.79" (0.4–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:18 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
87°
61°
WED
88°
58°
THU
84°
54°
FRI
86°
54°
SAT
89°
53°
SUN
87°
53°
MON
88°
55°
TIME
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
80°
mild
80°
82°
85°
87°
87°
84°
86°
84°
83°
80°
77°
74°
70°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph NE
G 17 mph
11
G17
NE
9
G20
NE
11
G23
NE
15
G20
NNE
14
G19
NE
16
G20
NE
17
G18
NE
14
G15
NE
13
G14
NE
14
G16
NE
11
G13
ENE
7
G13
N
9
G19
NNE
9
G15
N
9
G16
NNE
6
G14
NNE
9
G16
NNE
10
G12
NNE
3
N
3
G7
S
8
G17
SSW
18
G22
SSW
21
G26
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19
G22
SSW
16
G23
SW
13
G20
WSW
10
G19
WSW
11
G18
WNW
25
G28
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26
G30
SW
12
G20
NNE
9
G21
N
12
G17
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28
G43
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6
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2
G6
E
8
G16
WSW
13
G21
WNW
6
G8
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6
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6
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5
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5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5
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4
G5
SW
5
G10
WSW
7
G15
SW
5
G11
WSW
5
G10
NNE
7
G9
ENE
7
G9
SE
10
G12
E
3
G11
SSE
2
G10
N
0
G6
W
11
G12
W
5
G11
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2
G4
NNW
3
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3
G4
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5
WSW
6
G7
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8
G9
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7
G9
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8
G9
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8
G9
WSW
8
G11
WSW
8
G12
WSW
8
G12
SW
7
G17
SW
8
G17
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12
G16
SW
15
SW
15
G17
SW
15
G16
SW
8
G19
SW
7
G12
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8
G15
W
17
G23
SSW
13
G21
SSW
8
G13
WSW
7
G9
SW
7
G10
SW
8
G10
WSW
8
G12
WSW
8
G12
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8
G11
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8
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8
G9
WSW
8
G9
WSW
8
G11
WSW
7
G13
SW
7
G16
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8
G26
SW
13
G25
SW
13
G25
SW
16
G26
WSW
17
G24
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17
G24
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15
G22
SW
11
G18
SW
14
G17
WSW
18
G19
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19
G22
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19
G28
WSW
18
G31
WSW
17
G32
SW
15
G32
SW
14
G30
SW
12
G25
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10
G18
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PRECIP
chance %
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5%
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8%
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6%
6%
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3%
1%
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1%
2%
11%
11%
11%
11%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
19%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
29%
29%
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29%
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29%
83%
83%
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83%
83%
83%
43%
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43%
43%
43%
43%
5%
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5%
0%
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35%
35%
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10%
10%
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10%
10%
10%
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0%
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0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
4%
17%
100%
100%
100%
77%
46%
95%
84%
100%
57%
7%
5%
93%
100%
81%
31%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
82%
100%
100%
100%
97%
100%
100%
100%
100%
73%
12%
14%
0%
6%
0%
6%
6%
12%
12%
20%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
6%
55%
14%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
8%
67%
7%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
29%
100%
100%
100%
100%
94%
32%
58%
49%
43%
35%
23%
10%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
798
798797796794798793793790792792789788789781784784786784783
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:35 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 56M OF DAYLIGHT10H 39M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
58% illuminated

Station Location

39.1628, -105.3103
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:52 UTC
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