About this river
North Platte River is a 51.4 mile river near Always Kayak- AK Adventures in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Platte River at Roscoe, Nebr. (site 06764880). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2026
North Platte River typically runs highest in February, at a median 541 cfs, and lowest in August, at 33 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,600 cfs, in 2013.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 465 | 164 to 965 | |
| February | 541 | 209 to 1,020 | |
| March | 376 | 122 to 689 | |
| April | 217 | 140 to 535 | |
| May | 169 | 95 to 704 | |
| June | 325 | 76 to 2,160 | |
| July | 62 | 8.2 to 195 | |
| August | 33 | 4.6 to 177 | |
| September | 104 | 11 to 304 | |
| October | 144 | 72 to 458 | |
| November | 163 | 49 to 392 | |
| December | 257 | 81 to 624 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Platte River at Roscoe, Nebr. (site 06764880). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Platte River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Spillway Bay - BackMcConaughy LakePublic
- Spillway Bay - FrontMcConaughy LakePublic
- Diver's BayMcConaughy LakePublic
- South RampPublic
- North Boat RampPublic
- Martin Bay Low WaterMcConaughy LakePublic
- Martin Bay High WaterMcConaughy LakePublic
- Arthur BayMcConaughy LakePublic
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