SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CO USGS

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT MORGAN, CO (06759500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the SOUTH PLATTE RIVER in CO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
06759500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
CO
Coordinates
40.2684, -103.8012

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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 2026-09-11 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

Expected in this watershed

South Platte River At Fort Morgan, CO lies within HUC8 watershed 10190012. USGS coarse native range maps (derived from AGAP, GBIF, IchthyMaps, NatureServe) indicate 12 fish species are expected to occur in this watershed.

Species include: iowa darter (Etheostoma exile), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), northern plains killifish (Fundulus kansae), plains topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus), plains killifish (Fundulus zebrinus), and 7 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Expected in this watershed
Range maps place these species in this watershed; no local survey has confirmed them at this station.
Records
12 species
from 12 individual records
Observed
No observation dates recorded

Sources

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