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About this river
South Channel Platte River is a 3.1 mile river near Sandhills Equine in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River near Duncan, Nebr (site 06774000). The mapped line runs from 41.3070, -97.6563 to 41.3156, -97.6012. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
South Channel Platte River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,130 cfs, and lowest in August, at 259 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,800 cfs, in 1983.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,230 | 792 to 1,930 |
| February | 1,740 | 1,040 to 2,600 |
| March | 2,130 | 1,390 to 3,110 |
| April | 1,900 | 1,160 to 2,755 |
| May | 1,500 | 780 to 2,870 |
| June | 1,625 | 555 to 3,445 |
| July | 705 | 112 to 1,700 |
| August | 259 | 12 to 941 |
| September | 416 | 16 to 1,265 |
| October | 867 | 313 to 1,860 |
| November | 1,070 | 707 to 2,065 |
| December | 1,120 | 760 to 1,900 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River near Duncan, Nebr. (site 06774000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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