Waterlands
South Platte River
CO DWR · PLASTRCO
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
CO DWR · PLASTRCOLIVE

South Platte River Below Strontia Springs

DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO39.4351°N, -105.1238°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
133cfs
AIR TEMP
59°F
WIND
2mph SE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
133cfs
Optimal band: 113153 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
133cfs
PERIOD LOW
133cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.7in

-28% vs normal

8.71 in of precipitation so far this year, 28% below the 30-year normal of 12.12 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.0–15.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-28%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.04" · normal 0.90" (0.4–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.23" · normal 0.97" (0.3–1.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.35" · normal 2.00" (1.2–3.1)
Mar
Apr: 1.58" · normal 2.99" (1.4–4.5)
Apr
May: 3.98" · normal 3.40" (2.0–5.3)
May
Jun: 0.54" (so far)· normal 2.19" (1.0–4.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.11" (0.7–3.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.86" (0.8–3.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.50" (0.4–2.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.66" (0.5–3.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.21" (0.5–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.88" (0.3–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:51 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
58°
WED
83°
59°
THU
82°
50°
FRI
94°
55°
SAT
96°
57°
SUN
94°
55°
MON
92°
53°
TIME
TUE
11
NOW
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FRI
12
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SUN
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
75°
mild
75°
79°
82°
85°
88°
88°
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86°
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74°
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68°
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77°
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67°
62°
59°
56°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NNE
G 7 mph
6
G7
NNE
8
NNE
8
NE
8
G9
NE
10
NE
12
G13
NE
13
G14
ENE
11
G13
ENE
13
G16
ENE
8
G13
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6
G12
NNE
8
G11
N
10
G16
N
10
G16
N
12
G17
NNE
10
G12
N
4
G5
N
4
G5
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4
G7
ESE
4
WNW
3
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2
G4
NE
4
G7
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7
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8
G11
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11
G13
NNE
12
G13
NNE
7
G8
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17
G20
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12
G13
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15
G18
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12
G13
NE
10
G12
NE
4
N
8
G12
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6
G15
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3
G7
S
4
G7
SW
3
G7
ENE
3
G7
NE
2
G7
NNW
5
SSW
4
WSW
4
SW
5
SW
4
SW
4
NE
9
ENE
13
NE
11
NE
10
NE
5
G9
NNW
10
G16
SE
11
ENE
14
E
15
ENE
6
G12
ENE
7
N
7
NW
3
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6
G8
WSW
7
G9
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8
G9
SW
9
G10
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9
G11
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10
G11
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11
G12
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11
G13
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10
G14
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9
G15
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10
G19
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12
G17
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16
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16
G17
SW
17
WSW
15
G16
WSW
25
SW
33
SSW
4
G7
SSE
13
SSE
15
G26
SSE
12
G25
S
7
G11
SW
9
SW
10
SW
11
G13
SW
11
G14
SW
12
G15
SW
12
G16
SW
11
G16
SW
12
G15
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12
G17
SW
10
G18
SW
10
G21
SSW
14
G23
SSW
18
G24
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19
G28
SSW
19
G28
SW
21
G26
SW
19
G25
SW
17
G24
SW
13
G20
SW
13
G17
WSW
16
WSW
15
G20
WSW
14
G25
WSW
12
G29
SW
12
G29
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12
G28
SW
11
G25
SW
10
G19
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9
G12
SW
8
SW
9
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PRECIP
chance %
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1%
2%
3%
5%
7%
8%
8%
8%
7%
9%
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11%
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11%
25%
25%
21%
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21%
21%
21%
9%
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9%
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9%
20%
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20%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
86%
51%
51%
51%
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51%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
39%
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39%
39%
39%
16%
16%
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0%
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0%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
4%
0%
11%
100%
100%
51%
19%
57%
1%
5%
100%
60%
100%
99%
100%
100%
79%
25%
25%
100%
100%
67%
32%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
76%
10%
100%
100%
48%
100%
100%
84%
100%
100%
76%
6%
11%
0%
7%
100%
88%
100%
13%
48%
12%
100%
19%
0%
5%
38%
100%
100%
100%
12%
100%
100%
25%
0%
34%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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7%
100%
100%
100%
8%
100%
100%
100%
50%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
6%
100%
10%
100%
7%
8%
6%
11%
100%
100%
91%
49%
79%
8%
8%
11%
10%
18%
22%
16%
7%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
827
827829829824825824823820823821820818820814815814817814813
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:34 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 57M OF DAYLIGHT9H 18M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

39.4351, -105.1238
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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