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CNPPID Reservoir Elevation
& Platte River Flow Data
(Unofficial data subject to revision)

 

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Elevation in Feet Above Mean Sea Level
 
Today
Feb. 3   (7 am)
Week
Ago
Month
Ago
Year
Ago
Lake McConaughy
(Historical graph -- Last 12 months graph -- 1-Month graph)

3255.4
Vol.= 1,465,200 acre-feet
%Max* = 84.1

3255.3
Vol.= 1,462,500 a-f
%Max* = 83.9
3255.3
Vol.= 1,462,500 a-f
%Max* = 83.9

3255.4
Vol.= 1,465,200 a-f
%Max* = 84.1

Jeffrey Lake
(30-day graph)
2757.7
2758.3
2757.3
2755.8
Johnson Lake
(30-day graph)
2616.7
2616.9
2617.1
2616.5
Elwood Reservoir
(Current water year graph -- Last 5 years)
(Max. elev. = 2607.0; Min. elev. = 2568.8)
2585.5

2585.6

2587.2
2580.9
 
Stream flow in cubic feet per second (cfs). Spot reading for current day; daily average for week, month, and year ago.
 
 Today (7 a.m.)
Week Ago
Month Ago
Year Ago
Inflows to Lake McConaughy
(Current, Average & Median Inflow graph)
976
1,280
966
1,000
Total Lake McConaughy Outflow 
1,050
949
1,033
622
North Platte below Keystone Dam 
36
37
25
29
Keystone Dam Diversion
1,034
1,034
1,038
780
North Platte at North Platte
448
339
477
901
South Platte at Roscoe
779
841 1,100
305
South Platte at North Platte
994
1,419
705
709
Diversion to CNPPID Supply Canal
2,164
2,110
2,146
904
Platte River at Overton
2,760
2,760
3,080
1,623
Platte River at Kearney
3,030
2,941
3,012
1,200
Platte River at Grand Island
3,400#
3,855
3,199
1,300
* Percent of capacity is dependent upon maximum elevations/operating levels at different times of the year.  Lower maximum levels were established in 1974 after a 1972 storm caused damage to the dam's face.  The limits are in effect for periods when high winds and waves are most likely to occur.  (See Lake McConaughy Maximum Operating Levels table)
** Flow too low for gauge to measure
@ - Yesterday's average flow
# - Ice affecting stream gauges; readings may not be accurate
N/A - Data temporarily unavailable (data not reported from gauge)

Note: Flow records during winter months are often affected by ice conditions in the river(s). When ice forms, the river cross-section is constricted, resulting in a higher river stage for the amount of flow than exists during ice-free conditions. Therefore, the streamflow readings may be too high and freezing temperatures may also affect the gauging equipment, resulting in inaccurate data recording or no report from the gauge. Flows may be estimated under these circumstances. Equipment or communications problems also sometimes prevent transfer of river stage data during other times of the year, resulting in an N/A display in the table above.

 

Other Nebraska current stream flow conditions from U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) gauging stations

 

National Water Conditions: Current daily stream flows in real time for all measuring gauges in U.S.A.

 

Department of Natural Resources: Tentative Apportionment of Flows (an analysis of flow between Kingsley Dam and Kearney, including storage water, natural flow and Environmental Account water)

 


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