Waterlands
South Platte River
CO DWR · PLABALCO
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
CO DWR · PLABALCOLIVE

South Platte River At Cooper Bridge Near Balzac

MORGAN COUNTY, CO40.3577°N, -103.5286°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
171cfs
AIR TEMP
65°F
WIND
8mph SSE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
171cfs
Optimal band: 145197 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
171cfs
PERIOD LOW
171cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.7in

-47% vs normal

4.71 in of precipitation so far this year, 47% below the 30-year normal of 8.84 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.3–11.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-47%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.26" · normal 0.46" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.15" · normal 0.58" (0.1–1.1)
Feb
Mar: 0.98" · normal 1.15" (0.4–2.0)
Mar
Apr: 0.78" · normal 2.10" (1.0–3.5)
Apr
May: 1.97" · normal 2.78" (1.0–5.1)
May
Jun: 0.57" (so far)· normal 2.03" (1.0–3.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.72" (0.6–2.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.88" (0.6–3.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.15" (0.1–2.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.36" (0.5–2.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.72" (0.2–1.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.56" (0.2–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:12 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
63°
WED
77°
62°
THU
79°
60°
FRI
97°
63°
SAT
98°
67°
SUN
100°
70°
MON
91°
66°
TIME
TUE
10
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
14mph N
G 15 mph
14
G15
N
14
G15
N
16
G18
NNE
17
G19
NE
19
G21
NE
17
G19
NE
19
G22
NE
19
G22
NE
17
G21
NE
15
G20
ENE
12
G19
ENE
12
G25
E
15
G22
ENE
25
G38
NE
16
G27
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22
G43
SE
6
G7
W
4
G7
W
8
G16
NNE
10
G17
NNE
9
G13
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11
G14
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10
G13
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7
G8
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9
G11
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9
G11
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11
G13
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11
G13
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10
G11
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9
G11
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10
G11
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16
G20
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20
G27
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15
G21
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13
G24
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9
G16
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9
G17
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11
G20
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11
G17
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9
G16
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12
G24
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6
G16
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5
G12
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2
G7
SE
3
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3
N
6
NNE
8
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6
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3
G5
NNE
5
G7
E
7
G9
ESE
14
ESE
17
SE
16
SE
15
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14
G18
SE
18
G19
SSW
13
G20
SSW
10
G16
SW
12
G20
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6
G17
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9
G28
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7
G28
SSW
5
G9
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8
G10
SSE
10
G21
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9
G20
S
10
G19
S
10
G18
SSW
9
G13
SW
9
G10
SW
7
G10
SW
8
G10
SW
7
G12
SW
5
G12
S
9
G16
SSE
15
G17
SSE
26
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6
G10
SSW
6
G18
SSW
15
G29
SSW
14
G32
SSW
10
G25
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15
G26
ESE
14
G24
SE
16
G24
SE
15
G37
SSE
17
G36
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19
G37
SSW
17
G30
SSW
12
G17
SW
11
G15
SW
10
G19
SW
11
G15
SW
12
G17
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12
G14
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9
G16
SW
13
G17
SW
11
G17
SW
11
G17
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10
G16
SW
7
G24
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18
G20
SSE
17
G22
SSE
18
G26
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16
G30
SE
14
G32
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8
G28
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6
G21
SW
10
G16
WSW
10
G15
WSW
9
G16
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PRECIP
chance %
4%
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2%
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1%
2%
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10%
6%
9%
7%
8%
12%
7%
2%
3%
5%
2%
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1%
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86%
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86%
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86%
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7%
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12%
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1%
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1%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
37%
few
37%
33%
19%
10%
25%
24%
19%
100%
39%
5%
0%
19%
90%
100%
100%
97%
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100%
11%
100%
100%
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100%
82%
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100%
100%
87%
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100%
0%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
5%
0%
100%
17%
100%
100%
6%
0%
5%
7%
0%
6%
8%
19%
7%
12%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
21%
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100%
6%
6%
0%
6%
100%
11%
92%
100%
0%
0%
10%
7%
10%
90%
21%
100%
100%
100%
77%
34%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
877
877877879877878876876872872871871869868866865865865862860
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:24 AM
SUNSET
08:27 PM
15H 3M OF DAYLIGHT10H 35M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
58% illuminated

Station Location

40.3577, -103.5286
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:52 UTC
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