About this river
Platte River is a 34.1 mile river near Tubing & Adventures in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River near Leshara, Nebr. (site 06796500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2026
Platte River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,020 cfs, and lowest in August, at 2,900 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 163,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,930 | 2,820 to 5,360 | |
| February | 5,100 | 3,420 to 6,980 | |
| March | 5,670 | 4,500 to 7,290 | |
| April | 5,510 | 4,205 to 7,415 | |
| May | 5,390 | 3,650 to 7,130 | |
| June | 6,020 | 3,580 to 10,650 | |
| July | 3,440 | 1,840 to 5,460 | |
| August | 2,900 | 1,620 to 4,790 | |
| September | 3,260 | 1,955 to 4,865 | |
| October | 4,210 | 2,720 to 5,630 | |
| November | 4,505 | 3,320 to 5,790 | |
| December | 4,120 | 3,000 to 5,570 |
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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River near Leshara, Nebr. (site 06796500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Platte River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Memphis Lake State Recreation AreaMemphis LakePublic
- Lake Wanahoo State Recreation AreaLake WanahooPublic
- Platte River- Hormel ParkPublic
- Johnson Park LakePublic
- Fremont lake 20Public
- Fremont State Recreation AreaPublic
- Lake 15 West State Recreation AreaPublic
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