North Platte River Near Northgate, CO

USGS Site No: 06620000Platte River • Jackson County, CO

North Platte River Near Northgate, CO on the Platte River is currently at 428 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.09 ft.

Reading from

428
CFS Discharge
3.09
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 551 Today: 428 cfs
25th Low threshold 893
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,560
75th High threshold 2,230
95th Very High threshold 3,750

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

3.6k 1.8k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 356
May 27, 2026 284
May 26, 2026 259
May 25, 2026 282
May 24, 2026 329
May 23, 2026 404
May 22, 2026 480
May 21, 2026 600
May 20, 2026 821
May 19, 2026 765
May 18, 2026 374
May 17, 2026 207
May 16, 2026 181
May 15, 2026 163
Apr 20, 2026 90
Apr 19, 2026 92
Apr 18, 2026 90
Apr 17, 2026 88
Apr 16, 2026 100
Apr 15, 2026 106
Apr 14, 2026 100
Apr 13, 2026 94
Apr 12, 2026 94
Apr 11, 2026 104
Apr 10, 2026 106
Apr 9, 2026 107
Apr 8, 2026 112
Apr 7, 2026 123
Apr 6, 2026 137
Apr 5, 2026 162

Station Information

USGS Site No
06620000
State
CO
Coordinates
40.9366, -106.3392
Drainage Area
1,431 mi²
Datum (ft)
7,821.0
HUC Code
10180001
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.5 ft
Major Flood
11.0 ft

Currently 4.91 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
869 cfs
Jun 14, 2025
Min discharge
40 cfs
Aug 21, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.