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South Loup River
USGS · 06781600
SOUTH LOUP RIVER
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South Loup River at Arnold, Nebr.

CUSTER COUNTY, NE41.4228°N, -100.2034°W Updated 57 min ago
FLOW RATE
17.9cfs
GAUGE HT
4.19ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
17.9cfs 38.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 1722 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
20.7cfs
PERIOD LOW
17.5cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.19ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

12.2in

-17% vs normal

12.18 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 14.62 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

12.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–18.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.59" (0.2–1.2)
Jan
Feb: 0.37" · normal 0.83" (0.3–1.5)
Feb
Mar: 0.68" · normal 1.56" (0.6–2.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.06" · normal 3.31" (1.9–4.8)
Apr
May: 2.35" · normal 3.93" (1.8–6.7)
May
Jun: 6.97" · normal 3.64" (1.4–5.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.21" (so far)· normal 2.71" (0.8–4.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.68" (0.8–4.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.09" (0.6–3.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.02" (0.5–3.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.95" (0.2–2.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.72" (0.1–1.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:21 PM
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Station Location

41.4228, -100.2034
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 13:45 UTC
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