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PLATTE RIVER

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Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.

MERRICK COUNTY, NE40.8745°N, -98.2820°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

259cfs

AIR TEMP

68°F

WIND

9mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

259cfs 23.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,416–1,916 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,807cfs

PERIOD LOW

259cfs

RUNNABLE

58%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.5in

-24% vs normal

12.5 in of precipitation so far this year, 24% below the 30-year normal of 16.51 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

16.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.3–20.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-24%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.68" · normal 0.77" (0.3–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.38" · normal 0.98" (0.2–1.9)

Feb

Mar: 0.69" · normal 1.93" (0.4–3.7)

Mar

Apr: 1.92" · normal 3.31" (1.6–4.9)

Apr

May: 2.78" · normal 5.02" (2.5–7.5)

May

Jun: 5.70" · normal 3.83" (1.4–7.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.37" (so far)· normal 3.02" (0.9–5.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.92" (1.1–5.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.32" (0.9–3.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.50" (0.6–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.39" (0.3–2.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.06" (0.2–2.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:43 AM

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Station Location

40.8745, -98.2820

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