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Platte River at Maxwell Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.86 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.86 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.86 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.86 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Observation: 5.86 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 2:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:15PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:30PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:45PM May 31, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 2:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 2:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 3:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 5:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 6:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 6:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 6:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 7:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 7:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 7:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 10:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 10:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 10:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.72 ft at 10:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:00AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:15AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 11:30AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.71 ft at 11:45AM Jun 01, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 12:00PM Jun 01, 2020Nebraska Department of Natural ResourcesMXWN1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:39PM Jun 1, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.7 ft at 12:00 PM CDT 1-Jun-2020. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Platte River at Maxwell. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 10.79 ft on 09/23/2013
(2) 10.40 ft on 06/20/2015
(3) 9.25 ft on 06/01/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 6.21 ft on 05/05/2018
(2) 7.29 ft on 06/02/2017
(3) 9.25 ft on 06/01/2016
(4) 10.40 ft on 06/20/2015
(5) 9.08 ft on 06/10/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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12 Major flood stage. Water may approach the 56D Link which is the road between Interstate 80 and Maxwell.
10.5 Access to homes along the Platte River may be cutoff.
10 Moderate flood stage. Water may cover portions of West Island Road and Old Military Road south and west of Maxwell.
9 Minor flood stage. Flooding of agricultural land along the river may occur.
Photos
(1) Looking downstream from the highway bridge. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at a gage height of 5.8 ft.
(2) Looking downstream from the highway bridge. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at a gage height of 5.8 ft.
(3) Gage house and river. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at a gage height of 5.8 ft.
(4) Looking upstream from the highway bridge. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at a gage height of 5.8 ft.
(5) Looking upstream from the highway bridge. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at a gage height of 5.8 ft.
(6) Looking upstream from the highway bridge of one of the additional channels. Photo taken 7/9/2019 at
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Latitude: 41.061820° N, Longitude: 100.525000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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North Platte, NE 69101
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