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Cochetopa Creek in Colorado

River53.7 mi

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Around Cochetopa Creek

10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Cochetopa Creek is a 53.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cochetopa Creek below Rock Creek near Parlin, CO (site 09118450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1982 to 2026

Cochetopa Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in January, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 954 cfs, in 1984.

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Typical flow by month at Cochetopa Creek below Rock Creek near Parlin, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1713 to 22
February1713 to 22
March2520 to 35
April4332 to 62
May5226 to 89
June5325 to 111
July3219 to 55
August4627 to 70
September3625 to 47
October2921 to 41
November2318 to 34
December1815 to 26

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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cochetopa Creek below Rock Creek near Parlin, CO (site 09118450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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