About this river
Middle Channel Platte River is a 20.8 mile river near Kearney Paddle Sports in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River near Kearney, Nebr. (site 06770200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
Middle Channel Platte River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,810 cfs, and lowest in August, at 469 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,600 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,220 | 955 to 1,980 | |
| February | 1,440 | 1,070 to 2,300 | |
| March | 1,590 | 1,020 to 2,420 | |
| April | 1,680 | 698 to 2,210 | |
| May | 1,280 | 485 to 2,350 | |
| June | 1,810 | 1,130 to 3,950 | |
| July | 664 | 261 to 1,850 | |
| August | 469 | 134 to 1,300 | |
| September | 704 | 272 to 1,675 | |
| October | 848 | 325 to 1,850 | |
| November | 1,115 | 502 to 2,085 | |
| December | 1,130 | 845 to 2,170 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River near Kearney, Nebr. (site 06770200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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