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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: 4:00 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.64 ft

Flow: 0.109 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
4:00 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
3:45 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
3:30 AM 12/16 2.64 0.109
3:15 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
3:00 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
2:45 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
2:30 AM 12/16 2.65 0.11
2:15 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
2:00 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
1:45 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
1:30 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
1:15 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
1:00 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
12:45 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
12:30 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
12:15 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
12:00 AM 12/16 2.66 0.112
11:45 PM 12/15 2.65 0.11
11:30 PM 12/15 2.65 0.11
11:15 PM 12/15 2.64 0.109
11:00 PM 12/15 2.64 0.109
10:45 PM 12/15 2.64 0.109
10:30 PM 12/15 2.63 0.107
10:15 PM 12/15 2.63 0.107
10:00 PM 12/15 2.62 0.105
9:45 PM 12/15 2.62 0.105
9:30 PM 12/15 2.61 0.104
9:15 PM 12/15 2.61 0.104
9:00 PM 12/15 2.6 0.102
8:45 PM 12/15 2.6 0.102
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.