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South Platte River near Balzac

Critical Stages
8' - Action
10' - Flood
11' - Moderate
12.5' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 8:30 PM MST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 1.91 ft

Flow: 0.184 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
8:30 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
8:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
8:00 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
7:45 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
7:30 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
7:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
7:00 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
6:45 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
6:30 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
6:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
6:00 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
5:45 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
5:30 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
5:15 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
5:00 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
4:45 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
4:30 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
4:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
4:01 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
4:00 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
3:46 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
3:45 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
3:31 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
3:30 PM 12/16 1.92 0.187
3:16 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
3:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
3:00 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
2:45 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
2:30 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
2:15 PM 12/16 1.91 0.184
Hydrograph for South Platte River near Balzac
13.5' - Businesses and residences flood along the river in eastern Sterling.
12.5' - Numerous roads and structures flood along the river.
12' - Water flows over Colorado Highway 71 near Snyder.
11' - There is extensive flooding of agricultural land near the river. Water flows over State Highway 63 near Atwood.
10' - Agricultural land floods along the river near Sterling.
8' - The river is out of its banks and into fields and meadows.
DateStage (ft)
Sep 15, 2013 13.71
Jun 12, 1995 10.43
May 13, 2015 10.39
May 3, 1999 10.38
Jun 17, 2010 9.75
Jun 16, 1997 9.25
Jun 5, 2014 9.06
Jul 17, 2011 9.06
Jun 14, 2009 7.51
Jun 16, 2016 6.85
Jun 7, 2005 6.61
Aug 27, 1992 6.52
May 29, 2017 6.3
Jun 4, 1991 6.17
May 7, 2001 6.1
May 26, 2007 5.82
Aug 19, 2008 5.56
May 28, 1996 5.56
Apr 28, 1998 5.46
Jun 24, 2019 5.39

Data provided by the National Weather Service.