About this river
Platte River is a 21.7 mile river near Platte River Rentals in Nebraska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Platte River at Louisville, Nebr. (site 06805500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Platte River typically runs highest in March, at a median 8,230 cfs, and lowest in August, at 3,280 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 219,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,400 | 3,100 to 6,590 | |
| February | 6,400 | 4,530 to 9,120 | |
| March | 8,230 | 6,380 to 11,700 | |
| April | 7,755 | 5,880 to 11,200 | |
| May | 7,800 | 5,300 to 11,700 | |
| June | 8,115 | 4,960 to 15,200 | |
| July | 4,710 | 2,300 to 7,490 | |
| August | 3,280 | 1,690 to 6,090 | |
| September | 3,635 | 2,030 to 6,315 | |
| October | 4,450 | 3,020 to 7,260 | |
| November | 5,245 | 3,940 to 7,450 | |
| December | 4,970 | 3,410 to 6,840 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River at Louisville, Nebr. (site 06805500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 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.
- Louisville Platte RiverPublic
- Main boat rampPublic
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