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Elkhorn River
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ELKHORN RIVER
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Elkhorn River at Pilger, Nebr.

STANTON COUNTY, NE41.9953°N, -97.0581°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
583cfs
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
13mph SE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
583cfs 21.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 562760 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,893cfs
PERIOD LOW
374cfs
RUNNABLE
56%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.7in

-43% vs normal

9.71 in of precipitation so far this year, 43% below the 30-year normal of 16.98 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.8–21.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-43%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.51" · normal 0.86" (0.3–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.32" · normal 1.04" (0.3–1.6)
Feb
Mar: 1.24" · normal 2.08" (0.6–3.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.77" · normal 3.77" (2.2–5.3)
Apr
May: 2.24" · normal 4.98" (1.6–7.9)
May
Jun: 2.64" (so far)· normal 4.43" (2.5–7.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.90" (1.0–5.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.57" (1.5–7.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.75" (0.8–4.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.53" (0.7–5.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.57" (0.4–3.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.16" (0.3–2.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:13 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
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SUN
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G 24 mph
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
955
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:54 AM
SUNSET
09:08 PM
15H 14M OF DAYLIGHT20H 55M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
95% illuminated

Station Location

41.9953, -97.0581
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 00:13 UTC
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