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June 16, 2007:  The Platte River at the Highway 34 bridge just east of Grand Island, Nebraska.
 

Platte River discharge June 16, 2006 through June 16, 2007.
Note the huge discharges in late February caused by the annul snow and ice melt and in late April 2007 due to several heavy rainfall events.
The current discharge is still below average but higher than last year at this time (note the statistics below).
 

Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for June 16, 2007, based on 64 years of record.
Minimum Discharge 0 cfs in 1956
Most Recent Discharge (June 16, 2007) 2120 cfs
Last year (June 16, 2007) 89 cfs
Mean June 16: 2510 cfs
Max flow June 16: 19,600 cfs in 1983. 

June 16, 2007:  The Platte River just east of Grand Island, NE.
Looking Northeast from the Hwy. 34 bridge.

June 16, 2007:  The Platte River just east of Grand Island, NE.
Looking Southwest from the Hwy. 34 bridge.

 June 16, 2007:  Looking northeast where the Platte River flows under the I-80 Bridge south of Grand Island, NE.

June 16, 2007:  Looking northeast where the Platte River flows under the I-80 Bridge south of Grand Island, NE.

June 16, 2007:  Looking southwest from where the Platte River flows under the Locust Street bridge, about 1/2 mile south of I-80.
Note how clogged the channel is with bushes and vegetation that have taken root in the channel during the low flow of the past 7 years.

Platte River discharge, near Grand Island, NE,  for the period June 14-16, 2007.

June 17, 2007: The Platte River at the Hwy. 6 bridge near Ashland, Nebraska

Platte River discharge, near Grand Island, NE,  for the period June 11-17, 2007.

 June 17, 2007 Statistics:
June 17, 2007: 12,500 cfs
Min (1989): 2240 cfs
Mean: 12,600 cfs
Max: (1990) 62,700 cfs

Platte River discharge, near Grand Island, NE,  for the period June 17, 2006 - June 17, 2007

June 17, 2007: The Platte River, looking upstream from the Hwy. 6 bridge near Ashland, Nebraska
 

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