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Platte River near Cozad (North Channel)

Critical Stages
6.5' - Action
7.5' - Flood
9' - Moderate
11' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 11:00 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.65 ft

Flow: 0.11 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
11:00 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
10:45 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
10:30 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
10:15 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
10:00 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
9:45 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
9:30 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
9:15 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
9:00 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
8:45 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
8:30 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
8:15 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
8:00 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
7:45 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
7:30 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
7:15 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
7:00 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
6:45 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
6:30 AM 12/16 2.61 0.104
6:15 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
6:00 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
5:45 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
5:30 AM 12/16 2.62 0.105
5:15 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
5:00 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
4:45 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
4:30 AM 12/16 2.63 0.107
4:15 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
4:00 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
3:45 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
Hydrograph for Platte River near Cozad (North Channel)
11' - Gravel pits and some rural homes and county roads adjacent to the river may begin to flood. The town of Cozad is not located in the flood plain.
9' - Properties along the south channel begin to be impacted.
7.5' - Minor lowland flooding occurs as both banks overflow.
7' - Water will enter the Blue Heron campground upstream and south of Gothenburg.

Historical crest information is not available.

Data provided by the National Weather Service.