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Around Middle Channel Platte River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Middle Channel Platte River is a 46.1 mile river near Kearney Paddle Sports in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr (site 06770500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1934 to 2026
Middle Channel Platte River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,880 cfs, and lowest in August, at 224 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,500 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,220 | 782 to 1,800 |
| February | 1,500 | 1,020 to 2,400 |
| March | 1,880 | 1,250 to 2,750 |
| April | 1,555 | 913 to 2,270 |
| May | 1,170 | 560 to 2,330 |
| June | 1,170 | 430 to 2,780 |
| July | 429 | 56 to 1,200 |
| August | 224 | 1.5 to 746 |
| September | 457 | 81 to 1,165 |
| October | 835 | 315 to 1,560 |
| November | 1,020 | 634 to 1,760 |
| December | 1,120 | 742 to 1,760 |
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 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr. (site 06770500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Middle Channel Platte River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bassway Strip Wildlife Management AreaPublic
- West Wood River Wildlife Management AreaPublic
- Cheyenne State Recreation AreaPublic
- Mormon Island West State Recreation AreaPublic
- Mormon Island Middle State Recreation AreaPublic
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