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
64°F
WIND
7mph S
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
81°
63°
WED
77°
62°
THU
79°
60°
FRI
97°
63°
SAT
98°
67°
SUN
100°
70°
MON
91°
66°
TIME
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph NNE
G 14 mph
13
G14
NNE
13
G15
NNE
15
G16
NE
17
G19
NE
16
G18
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19
G22
NE
19
G23
NNE
18
G22
ENE
14
G18
ESE
12
G15
ENE
8
G13
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15
G22
ENE
25
G38
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16
G27
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22
G43
SE
6
G7
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4
G7
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8
G16
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10
G17
NNE
9
G13
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11
G14
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10
G13
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7
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9
G11
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11
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11
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10
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16
G20
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20
G27
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11
G20
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11
G17
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9
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12
G24
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6
G16
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5
G12
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2
G7
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3
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3
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6
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8
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6
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3
G5
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5
G7
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7
G9
ESE
14
ESE
17
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14
G18
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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
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5
G9
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8
G10
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10
G21
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9
G20
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10
G19
S
10
G18
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9
G13
SW
9
G10
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7
G10
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8
G10
SW
7
G12
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5
G12
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9
G16
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15
G17
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26
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6
G10
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6
G18
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15
G29
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14
G32
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10
G25
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15
G26
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14
G24
SE
16
G24
SE
15
G37
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17
G36
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19
G37
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17
G30
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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
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13
G17
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11
G17
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11
G17
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10
G16
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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
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10
G16
WSW
10
G15
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G16
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8
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PRECIP
chance %
3%
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12%
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10%
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3%
17%
57%
57%
86%
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2%
2%
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0%
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0%
CLOUDS
cover %
32%
few
32%
7%
10%
9%
8%
79%
100%
93%
4%
8%
47%
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100%
100%
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87%
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100%
5%
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100%
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8%
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12%
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100%
6%
6%
0%
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100%
11%
92%
100%
0%
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10%
7%
10%
90%
21%
100%
100%
100%
77%
34%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
878
878878878877878875874873872871871869868863866864865862860
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 DAYLIGHT9H 9M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

40.3577, -103.5286
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:18 UTC
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