SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE CHEESMAN LAKE, CO.
USGS 06700000 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 06700000 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
Map of USGS gauge 06700000 and the river around it
Where SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE CHEESMAN LAKE, CO. sits, with 2 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses are 71°F.
Species the agency lists for South Platte River: Brown Trout, Cutbow, Rainbow Trout.
From our page for South Platte River, on the same river as this gauge; the agency list is for the water, not this exact reach. Source: South Platte River | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (Colorado Parks and Wildlife).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Our page for South Platte River, on the same river: regulations, guides and shops
Checked Nov 6, 5:48 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.