A little box on the Avenue I bridge does a lot of work. Itâs a streamgage thatâs been recording live data on the North Platte River for five years, part of a national effort to map and reduce flood risk. Itâs unique, one of only two in the state. It helped local, federal and state officials model the floodplain and develop an innovative map to show what inundation might do to the area.
The streamgage, which measures and records the flow of the river, continues to present a picture of river flow in real time, but that could all change.