Platte River...

Went down to the Platte River a few days ago to see how the river was doing. We have had a record amount of rain the last few weeks, and one of my coworkers had said the river was more full then she had ever seen. For those of you that don't know, the Platte River is famous for being "a mile wide, but an inch deep." The Platte always has tons of sand bars and islands in it, and a real meandering channel. We drove down to a spot near Schram State Park, where the river comes fairly near the road, allowing fairly easy access to the river. Normally you have to walk about 100-200 feet to get near the water, and even that water is usually only a few inches deep.

We pulled off the road into the access point and immediately had to stop, as the water was right there, almost up to the road. We walked out onto the little bit of mud flats that remained and I was able to get this shot of a tree which was now standing in fairly deep water.

Spring Flood on The Platte
Schram State Park, Nebraska

Platte River, Looking towards Louisville