Platte River (Nebraska), Kearney (06770200)

StateNebraskaLatestUnknown (134 cfs)
RiverPlatte RiverRatingObservedEstimated
Updated2026-09-12 1:15 (1 hour ago)Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.Flood(none)(none)
Discharge134 cfs (median: 1010 cfs)High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.High(none)(none)
Height2.43 feetGood - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.Good(none)(none)
TrendFalling (falling over 24 hours)Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.Low(none)(none)
USGSExternal icon USGS Site (External icon Duck Duck Go Maps)Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.Poor(none)(none)

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Trips for Platte River (Nebraska), Kearney (06770200)

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Gauge Data Table

ObservationHeightDischargeMaximum
Discharge
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Discharge
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2026-09-12 01:15 2.43 134 4150 (2011) 3 (2022) 1160 41 157 188 1010 1610 1970 3200
2026-09-12 00:15 2.47 154 4150 (2011) 3 (2022) 1160 41 157 188 1010 1610 1970 3200
2026-09-11 23:15 2.52 183 4150 (2011) 3 (2022) 1160 41 157 188 1010 1610 1970 3200
2026-09-11 22:15 2.54 195 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 21:15 2.56 208 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 20:15 2.60 236 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 19:15 2.67 291 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 18:15 2.75 365 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 17:15 2.83 452 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 16:15 2.89 526 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 15:15 2.93 580 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 14:15 2.90 539 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 13:15 2.77 386 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 12:15 2.61 244 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 11:15 2.28 74 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 10:15 2.24 61 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 09:15 2.25 64 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 08:15 2.26 67 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 07:15 2.28 74 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 06:15 2.30 81 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 05:15 2.32 88 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 04:15 2.34 96 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 03:15 2.36 103 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 02:15 2.39 116 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 01:15 2.42 129 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-11 00:15 2.46 149 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-10 23:15 2.50 171 4130 (2011) 6 (2022) 1120 9 105 194 866 1540 1880 3170
2026-09-10 22:15 2.55 202 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 21:15 2.57 215 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 20:15 2.61 244 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 19:15 2.66 283 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 18:15 2.71 327 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 17:15 2.74 355 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 16:15 2.75 365 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 15:15 2.72 336 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 14:15 2.67 291 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 13:15 2.59 229 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 12:15 2.43 134 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 11:15 2.24 61 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 10:15 2.20 49 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 09:15 2.21 52 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 07:15 2.23 58 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 06:15 2.26 67 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 05:15 2.28 74 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 04:15 2.30 81 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 03:15 2.33 92 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 02:15 2.35 99 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 01:15 2.39 116 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-10 00:15 2.43 134 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-09 23:15 2.48 160 4090 (2011) 2 (2013) 1110 8 93 189 1030 1630 1860 3000
2026-09-09 22:15 2.52 183 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
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2026-09-09 20:15 2.59 229 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 19:15 2.61 244 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 18:15 2.62 251 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 17:15 2.62 251 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 16:15 2.60 236 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 15:15 2.43 134 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 14:15 2.14 35 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 13:15 1.97 11 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 12:15 1.99 13 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 11:15 1.99 13 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
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2026-09-09 06:15 2.02 16 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 05:15 2.02 16 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 04:15 2.03 17 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 03:15 2.02 16 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 02:15 2.01 15 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 01:15 1.99 13 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-09 00:15 1.96 10 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-08 23:15 1.92 7 4040 (2011) 1 (2022) 998 2 92 137 577 1520 1740 2930
2026-09-08 22:15 1.89 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 21:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 20:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 19:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 18:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 17:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 16:15 1.89 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 15:15 1.89 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 14:15 1.89 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 13:15 1.90 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 12:15 1.91 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 11:15 1.91 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 10:15 1.91 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 09:15 1.90 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 08:15 1.90 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 07:15 1.90 6 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 06:15 1.89 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 05:15 1.88 5 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 04:15 1.86 4 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 03:15 1.85 3 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 02:15 1.83 3 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 01:15 1.83 3 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-08 00:15 1.83 3 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-07 23:15 1.83 3 3880 (2011) 1 (2022) 909 2 47 98 602 1460 1600 2780
2026-09-07 22:15 1.83 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 21:15 1.84 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 20:15 1.84 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 19:15 1.84 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 18:15 1.85 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 17:15 1.85 3 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 16:15 1.86 4 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 15:15 1.87 4 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 14:15 1.88 5 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 13:15 1.89 5 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 12:15 1.90 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 11:15 1.91 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 10:15 1.91 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 09:15 1.91 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 08:15 1.91 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 07:15 1.91 6 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 06:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 05:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 04:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 03:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 02:15 1.93 8 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 01:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-07 00:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-06 23:15 1.92 7 4020 (2011) 1 (2022) 918 2 46 98 316 1470 1570 2720
2026-09-06 22:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 21:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 20:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 19:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 18:15 1.90 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 17:15 1.90 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 16:15 1.89 5 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 15:15 1.89 5 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 14:15 1.89 5 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 13:15 1.90 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 12:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 11:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 10:15 1.91 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 09:15 1.93 8 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 08:15 1.90 6 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 07:15 1.89 5 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 06:15 1.84 3 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 05:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 04:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 03:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 02:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 01:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-06 00:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-05 23:15 1.82 2 4280 (2011) 1 (2022) 959 2 47 93 251 1590 1780 2730
2026-09-05 22:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 21:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 20:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 19:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 18:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 17:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 16:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 15:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 14:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 13:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 12:15 1.84 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 11:15 1.84 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 10:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 09:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 08:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 07:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 06:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 05:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 04:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 03:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 02:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 01:15 1.82 2 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-05 00:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650
2026-09-04 23:15 1.83 3 4380 (2011) 1 (2022) 941 2 48 92 312 1460 1660 2650

A total of 170 rows are displayed for years 2008 through 2024.