Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the
Big Bend Reach in Nebraska
Figures
Figure 5. Annual flow and five-year moving mean of annual flow on the
Platte River near Overton, Nebraska. The difference (2.427 million acre-feet)
between the moving mean for 1922 (2.976 million acre-feet) and 1955 (0.549 million
acre-feet) is often used as an estimate of the change in mean annual flow during
the major period of surface water resource development.