Water Begins to Flow Again in The Platte River
Grand Island, NE.
All Images this page: © Ken Dewey, HPRCC
Looking north at the I-80 bridge
over the Platte River. When full. the river would fill the entire
view.
Note the
large amount of vegetation which has taken over the river bed due to low
and non-existent flow during the past 4 years.
The Platte River, northeast of
Grand Island. This flow is about 90 cubic feet per second.
The Platte River, northeast of
Grand Island.
The
Platte River discharge, July 27, 2001 through September 27, 2006.
The
Platte River at Grand Island ran dry ( 0 on the graph) in the
summer
of 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and this summer 2006.
The Platte River discharge, July 27, 2005 through September 27, 2006.
Note
that the flow in the river began in late August last year (2005) and continued
until
June of this year (2006). A regional rainfall in June caused the
river to temporarily
flow
again. Rainfalls in late August, and a drastic reduction in use of
crop irrigation, have
allowed
the river to return to continue a daily flow again.
The
Platte River discharge, July 27, 2006 through September 27, 2006.
The
Platte River at Grand Island began flowing again on August 9.
The
two spikes represent rainfall events with short term discharge increases.
ALSO
SEE these related links which have many drought impact photos:
The
Weather Channel Films A Special Program on Drought in Nebraska
September
2006: 7-Years of Drought, Nebraska Update
Lake
McConaughy August 2, 2006 Drought Impact Update with photos
Lake
McConaughy falls below the level of last year (July 1, 2006 Update) with
photos
June
6, 2006 Drought Update for the Central Nebraska Platte River (includes
photos)
High
Plains 12-Month Precipitation Assessment, September 1, 2005 - August 31,
2006
High
Plains 36-Month Precipitation Assessment, September 1, 2005 - August 31,
2006
U.S.
12-Month Precipitation Assessment, September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006
U.S.
36 Month Precipitation Assessment, September 1, 2003 - August 31, 2006
High
Plains and U.S. Temperature assessment, January 1-August 31, 2006
August
2005, Lake McConaughy only rises 3 feet during the past 12 months (with
photos)
Central
Platte River, August 2005 Drought Photos
Platte
River Drought Photos, August 2005
Platte
River August 2005 Stream flow and Drought Information
November
2004 Platte River Drought Photos
A
Major Drought hits Lake McConaughy (Nov. 2004)
August
3, 2004 Nebraska Drought Photos
October
2003 Drought Update Photos
Southwest
U.S., October 2003, Drought Impacts and Photos
August
23, 2003 Platte River Drought Photos
The
Platte River Runs Dry, August 2002