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PLATTE RIVER

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Platte River near Leshara, Nebr.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE41.3200°N, -96.4039°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5,260cfs

GAUGE HT

4.66ft

WATER TEMP

29°F

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

5mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,260cfs 38.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,341–4,520 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,550cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,730cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.66ft

Water Temperature

28.8°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

68°

SUN

88°

68°

MON

90°

69°

TUE

91°

69°

WED

91°

70°

THU

84°

66°

FRI

89°

66°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

69°

mild

69°

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74°

77°

81°

84°

86°

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79°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph E

G 5 mph

G10

WSW

G13

G10

G11

G10

NNW

SSE

G13

G12

SSE

G12

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

G14

G18

G22

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G15

SSE

G13

SSE

G17

SSE

G17

G21

G17

SSE

G20

SSE

G17

G14

G12

G13

G12

G11

G12

G13

SSE

G13

G22

G30

G33

SSE

G33

SSE

G30

G31

SSE

G28

G25

SSW

G24

G22

G24

SSE

G19

G18

SSW

G16

SSW

G14

G12

WSW

WNW

G11

NNW

G15

NNE

G27

G24

NNE

G25

NNE

G20

NNE

G20

NNE

G21

NNE

G20

NNE

G19

NNE

G18

NNE

WNW

G17

NNE

G16

ENE

G11

G13

NNE

G10

ENE

NNE

G11

G14

ENE

G15

PRECIP

chance %

21%

18%

13%

46%

35%

11%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

15%

few

15%

17%

50%

75%

11%

12%

100%

12%

100%

22%

41%

74%

23%

12%

33%

100%

50%

100%

75%

100%

15%

14%

13%

30%

63%

67%

100%

66%

100%

56%

36%

14%

12%

32%

42%

30%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:57 AM

SUNSET

09:02 PM

15H 5M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

73% illuminated

Station Location

41.3200, -96.4039

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 03:00 UTC

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