Waterlands
Niobrara R River
USGS · 06461080
NIOBRARA R RIVER
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Niobrara R at Cornell Bridge nr Valentine, Nebr.

NEBRASKA42.9002°N, -100.4822°W
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
5mph E
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
—cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

11.1in

-17% vs normal

11.13 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 13.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

11.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–17.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.72" · normal 0.58" (0.3–1.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.13" · normal 0.87" (0.4–1.3)
Feb
Mar: 0.69" · normal 1.54" (0.5–2.3)
Mar
Apr: 2.19" · normal 3.11" (1.2–5.7)
Apr
May: 1.38" · normal 3.55" (1.6–5.7)
May
Jun: 4.87" · normal 3.48" (1.7–5.9)
Jun
Jul: 1.15" (so far)· normal 2.37" (0.9–4.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.20" (0.8–3.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.97" (0.7–3.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.01" (0.7–3.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.92" (0.3–1.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.67" (0.1–1.4)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:00 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
81°
63°
SAT
91°
63°
SUN
94°
63°
MON
98°
71°
TUE
98°
67°
WED
90°
69°
THU
95°
65°
TIME
FRI
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
81°
mild
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68°
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64°
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63°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
11mph E
G 13 mph
11
G13
E
13
G15
E
11
G15
E
10
G18
ESE
5
G11
E
4
G9
ESE
20
G40
NW
12
G19
NNE
13
G22
NNE
7
G13
ENE
2
G5
NNE
2
G7
SW
2
G11
E
4
NNE
7
G8
N
8
G9
N
6
NE
3
G12
SSW
4
G13
S
3
G8
S
5
G10
SSE
6
G11
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7
G9
SW
4
G7
SSE
1
G7
NNW
26
G39
WSW
15
G21
N
9
G11
NNE
5
G11
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7
G12
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2
G5
SE
1
G4
ESE
1
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2
G3
NW
2
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G6
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G11
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15
SSE
17
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G23
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16
G28
SE
15
G30
SSE
16
G33
SSE
16
G35
S
16
G35
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15
G35
S
13
G30
S
12
G28
S
11
G27
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10
G24
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10
G26
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G24
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15
G25
SSW
16
G23
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15
G20
SSW
15
G16
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17
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17
SSW
15
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13
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13
SSW
13
G20
SSW
10
G21
S
6
G11
S
12
G19
N
9
G12
ESE
9
G17
SE
9
G13
SSE
9
G13
SSW
9
G14
SSW
8
SW
6
WSW
4
SW
1
NNW
3
G4
SSE
5
G8
SSE
10
G13
S
13
G17
S
16
G17
S
16
G17
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16
G17
S
15
G16
S
19
G20
SSE
17
G18
S
12
G17
SSE
6
G14
SE
12
G13
N
8
G13
E
7
G25
SE
23
G24
S
13
G15
NW
8
G15
NW
1
G15
SE
7
G14
SE
4
G13
SE
2
G10
NNW
7
G9
NNW
9
G11
NNW
11
G13
NNW
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G14
N
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G14
N
PRECIP
chance %
4%
4%
6%
14%
15%
14%
16%
18%
27%
7%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
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0%
5%
4%
2%
1%
1%
3%
5%
7%
5%
9%
14%
12%
8%
4%
4%
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8%
2%
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2%
2%
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2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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2%
1%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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2%
2%
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2%
2%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
23%
23%
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23%
40%
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40%
11%
11%
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11%
11%
11%
5%
5%
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5%
5%
5%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
21%
12%
12%
12%
12%
CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
0%
0%
0%
90%
98%
100%
100%
51%
74%
56%
0%
2%
4%
16%
3%
11%
12%
2%
69%
96%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
85%
100%
100%
83%
95%
38%
10%
97%
15%
0%
3%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
22%
6%
0%
5%
28%
85%
53%
6%
88%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
5%
0%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
36%
7%
12%
31%
6%
21%
5%
65%
100%
6%
78%
100%
100%
92%
17%
5%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
78%
47%
28%
31%
44%
53%
50%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
933
933936931935934934932933930931931930929931932933927929928930
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:08 AM
SUNSET
09:24 PM
15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT4H 12M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated

Station Location

42.9002, -100.4822
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:12 UTC
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