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NIOBRARA RIVER

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Niobrara River at Mariaville, Nebr.

NEBRASKA42.7806°N, -99.3397°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,200cfs

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

7mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1,200cfs 12.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,233–1,669 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,924cfs

PERIOD LOW

811cfs

RUNNABLE

66%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.4in

-37% vs normal

9.36 in of precipitation so far this year, 37% below the 30-year normal of 14.96 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.6–19.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-37%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.75" · normal 0.66" (0.3–1.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.05" · normal 0.93" (0.3–1.5)

Feb

Mar: 0.61" · normal 1.69" (0.6–2.9)

Mar

Apr: 1.59" · normal 3.49" (1.9–5.5)

Apr

May: 2.22" · normal 3.95" (1.6–6.4)

May

Jun: 3.70" · normal 3.80" (2.0–6.0)

Jun

Jul: 0.44" (so far)· normal 2.73" (0.8–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.74" (1.6–4.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.24" (0.8–4.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.15" (0.5–4.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.04" (0.2–2.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.79" (0.2–1.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:39 PM

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Station Location

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 16:09 UTC

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