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Mainstem South Platte River Gages in blueLower South Platte Home
South Platte River Diversions in blackView Point Flow
Inflows to South Platte River in red
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Updated: 7/16/26 10:20 AM

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION BY DATA PROVIDERS
Dist 1Dist 2Dist 3Dist 4Dist 5Dist 6Dist 7Dist 8Dist 23Dist 64Dist 80

StructureVolumeChangeWebMessageLast UpdateCall DateAppro DateComments
Chatfield Release
1.15
7/16/26 9:15 AM
Bear Creek
8.01
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Cherry Creek
8.24
7/16/26 9:55 AM
Denver Gage
53.8
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Burlington-Wellington Canal
24.3
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Sand Creek at Mouth Near Commerce City
5.51
7/16/26 9:50 AM
Clear Creek
1.75
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Fulton Ditch at Headgate Near Thornton
99
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Brantner Ditch
36.89
7/16/26 8:30 AM
Henderson Gage
91.6
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Brighton Ditch
22.39
7/16/26 8:30 AM
Big Dry Creek at Mouth Near Fort Lupton
9.71
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Lupton Bottoms Ditch
49.01
6/30/26 10:00 AM
Platteville Ditch
46.75
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Fort Lupton Gage
65.7
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Sandhill Lake
2.73
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Meadow Island #1 Ditch
7.25
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Evans #2 Ditch
0
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Meadow Island #2 Ditch
0
7/16/26 8:00 AM
Farmers Independent Ditch
55.25
7/16/26 9:00 AM
7/13/26 4:00 PM
1866-05-01
BYPASS CALL FROM 0200821 - MEADOW ISLAND 1 DITCH
South Platte at Platteville
10.8
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Western Mutual Ditch Aka Hewes Cook
9.53
7/16/26 9:30 AM
7/2/26 4:00 PM
1866-05-05
St Vrain Creek at Platteville
70
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Union Ditch
66.81
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Section No 3 Ditch
29.22
7/16/26 9:00 AM
7/7/26 4:00 PM
1873-09-26
BYPASS CALL FROM 0200828 - UNION DITCH
Big Thompson at Lasalle
18
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Lower Latham Ditch
74.32
7/16/26 9:00 AM
7/10/26 8:00 AM
1877-11-14
Cache LaPoudre at Greeley
39.5
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Kersey Gage
122
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Empire Reservoir Inlet (at reservoir)
0
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Riverside Canal (at reservoir)
0
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Illinois Ditch
13.7
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Bijou Canal
85
7/16/26 10:15 AM
Corona Ditch
0
7/16/26 10:15 AM
Jackson Lake Inlet
0
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Masters Gage
121
7/16/26 9:15 AM
Weldon Valley Ditch
142.84
7/16/26 8:00 AM
7/15/26 8:00 AM
1882-04-26
BYPASS CALL FROM 0100507 - BIJOU CANAL
Jackson Lake Outlet Ditch
131
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Ft Morgan Canal
141
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Weldona Gage
78
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Weldon Valley Return
24.9
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Deuel And Snyder
1.39
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Upper Platte Beaver Cnl
94.68
7/16/26 8:45 AM
Fort Morgan Gage
49.9
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Lower Platte Beaver D
66.7
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Tremont Ditch
0
7/16/26 9:00 AM
North Sterling Canal
0
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Union Ditch
0
7/16/26 8:00 AM
Balzac Gage
74.2
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Tetsel Ditch
20.6
7/16/26 9:00 AM
Prewitt Inlet Canal
0
7/16/26 9:30 AM
Johnson Edwards
0
7/16/26 9:00 AM
South Platte Ditch
30.52
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Prewitt Outlet
136
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Pawnee Ditch
56.6
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Merino Gage
176
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Schneider
33.27
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Springdale Ditch
29.14
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Sterling Irr Co Ditch 1
99.88
7/16/26 9:45 AM
7/15/26 8:00 AM
1882-06-22
BYPASS CALL FROM 6400533 - PAWNEE DITCH
Lowline Ditch
23.23
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Henderson Smith
8.2
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Bravo Ditch
2.63
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Community Spillway
0.67
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Iliff Platte Valley
68.79
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Iliff Gage
29.8
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Lewis Creek
4.84
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Powell And Blair
16.15
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Harmony Ditch 2 (Off Channel)
29.6
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Ramsey Ditch
8.2
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Harmony Ditch 1
5.2
7/16/26 9:45 AM
7/5/26 8:00 AM
1897-05-03
BYPASS CALL FROM 6400515 - HARMONY DITCH 2
Crook Gage
15.4
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Below Tamarack Gage
27.5
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Settlers (Off Channel)
18.22
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Peterson Ditch
9.34
7/16/26 9:45 AM
South Reservation Ditch
9.85
7/16/26 10:00 AM
Liddle
0
7/16/26 9:45 AM
Julesburg Gage (Channels 1 & 2)
57.4
7/16/26 9:15 AM
State Line Ditch Aug Return
5.19
7/16/26 9:15 AM
South Platte River Near CO-NE State Line
62.59
7/16/26 9:15 AM
4/1/26 8:00 AM
1897-06-14
Total Diversion from Kersey to StateLine
968.6
Current Dist1 Diversions
565.9
Current Dist64 Diversions
401
Dist64 without Dist1 Excess
330.5
Dist64 Loss of Flow without Dist1 Excess
70.5

NOTE: PREWITT OUTLET = Main Channel flow only, does not include release in Highline Canal to South Platte Ditch
NOTE: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR CO-NE STATE LINE = combined flows of all Julesburg Channels + State Line Ditch Aug Return + Julesburg Return
NOTE: Change represents change in reading from previously posted data. Values + or - 5% use diagonal arrows.

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