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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 11 hr ago

FLOW RATE

49cfs

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

7mph SSE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

49cfs 39.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 173–235 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

835cfs

PERIOD LOW

43cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 1 year in band

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 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:51 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

64°

WED

73°

51°

THU

82°

61°

FRI

98°

63°

SAT

99°

65°

SUN

101°

70°

MON

91°

65°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

80°

83°

82°

80°

77°

76°

73°

70°

73°

70°

52°

55°

54°

53°

51°

53°

54°

58°

62°

64°

65°

66°

68°

69°

72°

73°

71°

69°

67°

66°

63°

62°

61°

62°

64°

67°

69°

73°

69°

75°

80°

82°

80°

75°

70°

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

72°

78°

84°

89°

93°

95°

97°

98°

67°

78°

87°

83°

78°

74°

73°

70°

69°

71°

74°

71°

68°

65°

69°

78°

85°

90°

93°

95°

96°

97°

98°

99°

98°

94°

88°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph NNE

G 15 mph

G15

NNE

G15

NNE

G14

G18

ENE

G17

G20

G26

ENE

G21

G19

G16

ENE

G26

ENE

G29

ENE

G30

ENE

G25

SSW

G17

NNE

G14

G11

G10

ENE

G12

G13

ESE

G12

ESE

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G15

G16

G17

ENE

G29

ESE

G26

G19

ESE

G11

G18

SSW

G15

G14

G15

G11

SSE

ENE

NNW

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ESE

G20

SSE

G17

SSE

G16

SSW

WSW

G20

G13

G26

G24

SSW

G17

SSW

G11

SSE

G15

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

G12

G11

WSW

G10

G11

G13

WSW

G12

G16

SSE

G28

SSE

G19

G23

G31

G13

ESE

G22

G14

ESE

G11

G31

SSE

G31

G27

SSW

G20

G11

G12

WSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G17

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

G13

G18

G25

SSE

G22

SSE

G24

SSE

G27

SSE

G28

SSE

G24

G19

G15

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

SSW

G13

PRECIP

chance %

14%

13%

10%

19%

18%

10%

17%

56%

83%

47%

30%

46%

61%

17%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

15%

few

15%

41%

100%

65%

87%

32%

77%

100%

83%

100%

70%

100%

84%

100%

50%

89%

83%

100%

69%

100%

57%

100%

82%

11%

12%

100%

73%

100%

86%

100%

12%

100%

10%

89%

100%

10%

11%

72%

100%

81%

55%

33%

18%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

874

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:26 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT9H 11M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

59% illuminated

Station Location

40.2684, -103.8012

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:17 UTC

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