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East Creek in Colorado

River15.8 mi

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Around East Creek

Bangs Backcountry6.9 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Creek is a 15.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO (site 09152500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1897 to 2026

East Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 6,070 cfs, and lowest in January, at 950 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,200 cfs, in 1920.

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Typical flow by month at Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January950800 to 1,450
February1,010809 to 1,400
March1,120880 to 1,460
April2,3651,435 to 3,515
May6,0703,360 to 9,360
June5,6902,455 to 9,490
July1,6401,000 to 2,570
August1,240769 to 1,810
September1,340825 to 1,925
October1,3901,020 to 1,940
November1,2651,020 to 1,700
December1,040865 to 1,720

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 117 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO. (site 09152500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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