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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT LUPTON, CO.

WELD COUNTY, CO40.1161°N, -104.8186°W Updated 55 min ago

FLOW RATE

94.5cfs

GAUGE HT

3.07ft

AIR TEMP

59°F

WIND

5mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

94.5cfs 89.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 99–135 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

160cfs

PERIOD LOW

86.9cfs

RUNNABLE

51%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.07ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

58°

WED

76°

60°

THU

85°

55°

FRI

97°

59°

SAT

99°

63°

SUN

100°

64°

MON

93°

56°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

78°

81°

84°

85°

84°

82°

79°

77°

74°

73°

71°

70°

63°

62°

60°

61°

62°

64°

65°

67°

70°

71°

68°

71°

76°

74°

73°

71°

64°

61°

60°

59°

55°

58°

60°

64°

68°

72°

76°

81°

84°

85°

71°

79°

75°

71°

66°

63°

65°

63°

62°

61°

59°

65°

72°

79°

86°

92°

95°

96°

97°

81°

88°

92°

90°

86°

76°

74°

70°

69°

66°

64°

63°

64°

66°

70°

77°

82°

87°

90°

92°

94°

96°

98°

99°

92°

81°

74°

72°

73°

71°

69°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

10mph NNE

G 13 mph

G13

NNE

G12

G14

ENE

G17

ENE

G15

ENE

G19

G21

G19

G15

G14

ENE

G21

G22

NNE

G24

ENE

G22

NNE

G14

G15

ESE

G16

G11

NNE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G14

ESE

G16

G22

G24

G19

ENE

G15

G19

ENE

G10

G19

G21

ENE

G15

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G14

WNW

ENE

SSE

G15

SSW

WSW

SSW

G21

SSE

G24

SSE

G25

G22

SSW

G12

WSW

G12

G10

SSW

G15

WSW

WNW

G14

ESE

G13

G29

SSE

G20

G12

ESE

SSE

G10

SSW

G14

G13

G11

G14

G15

SSW

G17

G10

G13

SSE

G14

G17

ENE

G20

NNE

G21

G18

G17

G14

ESE

G11

SSW

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G14

WSW

G16

G17

PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

12%

10%

15%

24%

49%

15%

10%

68%

66%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

14%

100%

84%

42%

85%

100%

82%

47%

98%

48%

30%

82%

89%

100%

99%

100%

97%

73%

100%

82%

100%

83%

93%

100%

30%

100%

75%

16%

47%

100%

18%

100%

58%

86%

12%

88%

100%

67%

100%

10%

100%

92%

100%

31%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

855

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT10H 37M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

58% illuminated

Station Location

40.1161, -104.8186

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:55 UTC

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