NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTHGATE, CO

NORTH PLATTE RIVER CO USGS

NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTHGATE, CO (06620000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH PLATTE RIVER in CO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 3 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
06620000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
CO
Coordinates
40.9366, -106.3392

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Fishing regulations

CO state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

CO state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Colorado Fishing Brochure before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

North Platte River Near Northgate, CO has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10180001 containing this station. The dataset includes 3 species with recorded observations.

Species include: mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus), brown trout (Salmo trutta), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled in this watershed
Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records
3 species
from 3 individual records
Observed
Jul 20, 2001 – Jul 20, 2001
3 dated records

Sources

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