Platte R, J2 Outflow and S Ch, near Overton, Nebr.
Phelps County, Nebraska · USGS 06767970
Latest observation
What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Platte R, J2 Outflow And S Ch, at its USGS monitoring location in Phelps County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.
Observed · 45 minutes ago
Observed
How to read these numbers
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
Above historical median · Falling
Streamflow is currently 827 ft³/s, 149% above the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 21 CFS over the past 24 hours.
USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 333 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics
How trends & context are calculated →Streamflow trend
Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations
Look at the data (30 rows)
| Date (UTC) | Daily mean |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | 81.1 CFS |
| Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | 81 CFS |
| Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | 80.4 CFS |
| Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | 78.6 CFS |
| Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM | 80.4 CFS |
| Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM | 77.6 CFS |
| Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM | 76.3 CFS |
| Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | 76.9 CFS |
| Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | 76.5 CFS |
| Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM | 138 CFS |
| Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | 168 CFS |
| Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | 403 CFS |
| Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | 465 CFS |
| Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | 520 CFS |
| Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | 227 CFS |
| Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | 425 CFS |
| Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | 159 CFS |
| Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM | 550 CFS |
| Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | 190 CFS |
| Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM | 179 CFS |
| Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM | 158 CFS |
| Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM | 90.4 CFS |
| Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM | 68.1 CFS |
| Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM | 74.1 CFS |
| Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | 228 CFS |
| Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | 534 CFS |
| Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM | 177 CFS |
| Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | 632 CFS |
| Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | 567 CFS |
| Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | 752 CFS |
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