Central is excited to unveil its newest tool now available on the District’s website.
The Colors of Water tool was developed to provide a clear, visually intuitive representation of water flow within Central’s system and other key downstream locations. Designed as a graphical feature on the website, it enhances transparency and helps the public and water management stakeholders understand how water moves through the system.
This tool integrates real-time information from stream and lake monitoring stations, using data from the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (NeDWEE) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Three different “Colors of Water” points are visually represented in pie charts within the interactive map. The points show the outflow at Lake McConaughy, the Platte River at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers and the flow of the Platte River near Overton.
Also included on the map are three irrigation areas which provide users a look at the daily and year-to-date diversions for all the different irrigation districts and canal systems that use water stored in Lake McConaughy.
The Colors of Water tool can be viewed on the website under the “Data Reports” tab or directly at (https://cnppid-cow.vercel.app). It is also mobile-friendly allowing users to check flows when passing over points within the Platte Basin.