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South Platte River
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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
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SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO

FORT MORGAN, CO40.2684°N, -103.8012°W Updated 22 min ago
FLOW RATE
57cfs
GAUGE HT
8.70ft
AIR TEMP
68°F
WIND
9mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
57cfs 96.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 4459 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
62.8cfs
PERIOD LOW
40.1cfs
RUNNABLE
77%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.70ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.2in

-39% vs normal

5.24 in of precipitation so far this year, 39% below the 30-year normal of 8.61 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.3–11.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-39%

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: 0.44" (so far)· normal 1.96" (0.9–3.5)
Jun
Jul: 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 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:51 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
81°
62°
WED
73°
51°
THU
82°
61°
FRI
98°
63°
SAT
99°
65°
SUN
101°
70°
MON
91°
65°
TIME
TUE
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
76°
78°
80°
81°
81°
80°
79°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
14mph N
G 17 mph
14
G17
N
15
G17
NNE
15
G17
NNE
16
G18
NE
17
G20
NE
17
G19
NE
16
G19
NE
16
G19
ENE
17
G21
ENE
16
G22
ENE
12
G22
ENE
13
G26
ENE
15
G26
ENE
16
G29
ENE
19
G30
ENE
3
G25
SSW
7
G17
SE
7
G9
NNE
7
G9
NW
9
G14
N
7
G11
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7
G11
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8
G10
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8
G12
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9
G13
ESE
8
G12
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9
G14
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11
G15
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12
G15
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11
G16
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12
G17
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8
G17
ENE
14
G29
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13
G26
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11
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8
G9
NE
7
G11
NE
10
G18
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8
G15
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8
G14
NE
9
G15
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7
G11
E
3
G7
SSE
1
G2
ENE
2
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4
NNW
6
NE
6
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3
G4
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
9
G10
ENE
11
G12
ESE
11
ESE
17
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16
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17
G20
SSE
12
G17
SSE
8
G16
SSW
5
G9
WSW
9
G20
S
7
G13
S
11
G26
S
11
G24
SSW
10
G17
SSW
8
G11
SSE
7
G15
SSE
7
G11
SSE
7
G11
S
7
G12
SW
8
G11
WSW
7
G10
SW
7
G10
SW
6
G11
SW
6
G13
WSW
7
G12
SW
10
G16
S
15
SSE
13
G28
W
7
SSE
14
G19
S
13
G23
S
15
G31
S
8
G13
ESE
11
G22
E
9
G14
ESE
7
G11
SE
12
G31
SSE
15
G31
S
13
G27
SSW
9
G20
SW
8
G11
W
9
G12
WSW
7
G19
WSW
10
G18
WSW
11
G17
WSW
10
G14
WSW
14
G15
WSW
10
G13
WSW
9
G12
SW
8
G13
SW
4
G18
S
11
G25
SE
22
SSE
19
G22
SSE
18
G24
SSE
16
G27
SSE
12
G28
SSE
7
G24
S
6
G19
SW
9
G15
WSW
10
G15
WSW
10
G16
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PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
1%
0%
0%
1%
1%
3%
15%
9%
8%
7%
9%
11%
10%
13%
8%
6%
8%
9%
7%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
56%
56%
56%
56%
83%
83%
83%
83%
83%
83%
47%
47%
47%
47%
47%
47%
30%
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30%
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30%
46%
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46%
61%
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61%
8%
8%
8%
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8%
0%
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0%
0%
17%
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17%
17%
17%
14%
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14%
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14%
2%
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2%
0%
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0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
26%
few
26%
8%
7%
3%
3%
100%
5%
100%
79%
4%
1%
3%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
83%
100%
100%
70%
100%
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100%
100%
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84%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
89%
83%
100%
69%
6%
0%
7%
100%
100%
57%
100%
100%
100%
82%
11%
12%
100%
73%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
6%
7%
6%
86%
100%
100%
100%
100%
12%
100%
100%
100%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
0%
7%
89%
9%
100%
10%
11%
72%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
81%
55%
33%
18%
7%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
873
873874875870873871871869869867867865865858861860862859856
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:26 AM
SUNSET
08:28 PM
15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT10H 36M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
58% illuminated

Station Location

40.2684, -103.8012
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:52 UTC
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