North Platte River
River in Colorado, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,431 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
30.0
cfs · 35 min ago
Normal for today
123
cfs median, 112 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
2.26
ft
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 123 cfs over 112 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 74.0 and 189 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near North Platte River
North Platte River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Yampa River (41 mi), Cache La Poudre River (61 mi), Colorado River (62 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Crane Fly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on North Platte River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.