SNOFLO



SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
May 3, 2025


Total streamflow across the South Platte River was last observed at 433 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 859 acre-ft of water today; about 6% of normal. River levels are low and may signify a drought. Average streamflow for this time of year is 6,704 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2015-06-16 when daily discharge volume was observed at 90,736 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the South Platte River At South Platte reporting a streamflow rate of 324.00 cfs. However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the South Platte River Below Union Ave with a gauge stage of 11.24 ft. This river is monitored from 17 different streamgauging stations along the South Platte River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 8,457 ft, the South Platte River Near Lake George.

Last Updated 2025-05-03
Discharge Volume 859 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 433.0 cfs
-2340.9 cfs (-84.39%)
Percent of Normal 6.46%
Maximum 90,736.0 cfs
2015-06-16
Seasonal Avg 6,704 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
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Seasonal Discharge Comparison
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Maximum Streamflow Discharge
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Weather Forecast

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Streamflow Elevation Profile
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The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/Mountain West. Its drainage basin includes much of the eastern flank of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; much of the populated region known as the Colorado Front Range and Eastern Plains; and a portion of southeastern Wyoming in the vicinity of the city of Cheyenne. It joins the North Platte River in western Nebraska to form the Platte, which then flows across Nebraska to the Missouri. The river serves as the principal source of water for eastern Colorado. In its valley along the foothills in Colorado, it has permitted agriculture in an area of the Colorado Piedmont and Great Plains that is otherwise arid.