About this river
South Channel Platte River is a 13.3 mile river near Kearney Paddle Sports in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte R,So-Ch,Cottonwood Ranch nr Overton, Nebr. (site 06768025). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
South Channel Platte River typically runs highest in June, at a median 457 cfs, and lowest in August, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,460 cfs, in 2015.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 212 | 70 to 366 | |
| February | 274 | 89 to 470 | |
| March | 279 | 76 to 504 | |
| April | 166 | 83 to 495 | |
| May | 152 | 20 to 501 | |
| June | 457 | 165 to 838 | |
| July | 165 | 24 to 374 | |
| August | 74 | 24 to 269 | |
| September | 157 | 51 to 376 | |
| October | 133 | 49 to 343 | |
| November | 142 | 42 to 353 | |
| December | 214 | 52 to 364 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte R,So-Ch,Cottonwood Ranch nr Overton, Nebr. (site 06768025). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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