Lake McConaughy is 62.7 feet below maximum elevation!

All Images © Ken Dewey

October 8, 2007:  Elevation today 3207.3 feet, Elevation one year ago today  3200.2 feet.

This Year:  October 8, 2007:
Lake McConaughy Surface elevation  3207.3 feet (62.7 feet below maximum elevation)
Volume  = 475,000 acre feet
% of Maximum volume  = 27.3%

Last Year:  October 7, 2007:
Lake McConaughy Surface elevation  3200.2 feet
Volume  = 374,500 acre feet
% of Maximum volume  = 21.5%

Maximum elevation is 3270 feet.
maximum volume (storage) is 1,900,600 acre feet

October 8, 2007:  Nebraska Sandhills along Nebraska Hwy. 61 between Hyannis and Lake McConaughy.
This is similar to much of the region upstream from Lake McConaughy which is still in drought conditions.

October 8, 2007:  Nebraska Sandhills along Nebraska Hwy. 61 between Hyannis and Lake McConaughy.
This is similar to much of the region upstream from Lake McConaughy which is still in drought conditions.

October 8, 2007:  Nebraska Sandhills near Alliance, Nebraska.
This is similar to much of the region upstream from Lake McConaughy which is still in drought conditions.

October 8, 2007:  Nebraska Sandhills near Alliance, Nebraska.
Very little water remains in this lake.

The Platte River, Central Nebraska - Drought Update
October 8, 2007

October 8, 2007:  The Platte River, looking northeast at the I-80 bridge south of Grand Island, Nebraska.
The October 8, 2007 discharge was 655 cfs or about 50% of the mean for this date, and it was slightly elevated due to overnight rainfall in the area.

October 8, 2007:  The Platte River, looking  south from the Nebraska Hwy 34 bridge east of Grand Island.
The October 8, 2007 discharge was 655 cfs or about 50% of the mean for this date, and it was slightly elevated due to overnight rainfall in the area.

October 8, 2007:  The Platte River, looking  north from the Nebraska Hwy 34 bridge east of Grand Island.
The October 8, 2007 discharge was 655 cfs or about 50% of the mean for this date, and it was slightly elevated due to overnight rainfall in the area.

October 8, 2007:
Platte River October 8, 2007 discharge at Grand Island:  655 cubic feet per second cfs).
One week ago discharge at Grand Island = 317 cfs.
One year ago discharge at Grand Island = 331 cfs.
Minimum October 8 discharge:  0 cubic feet per second in 1942.
Mean October 8 discharge = 1300 cfs.
Maximum October 8 discharge:  8650 cfs 1974 .

Platte River discharge October 3, 2007 through October 10, 2007
The Platte River photos above were taken on October 8 at the peak
of the rainfall discharge from the storms overnight October 7-8, 2007.

Platte River discharge October 8, 2006 through October 8, 2007
 

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