Mineral Creek in Colorado
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Around Mineral Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mineral Creek is an 8.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mineral Creek at Silverton, CO (site 09359010). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1992 to 2026
Mineral Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 360 cfs, and lowest in February, at 19 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 964 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 17 to 25 |
| February | 19 | 16 to 22 |
| March | 22 | 18 to 32 |
| April | 50 | 37 to 66 |
| May | 212 | 142 to 303 |
| June | 360 | 218 to 501 |
| July | 111 | 69 to 220 |
| August | 66 | 45 to 98 |
| September | 50 | 39 to 68 |
| October | 42 | 33 to 58 |
| November | 31 | 24 to 37 |
| December | 23 | 19 to 27 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mineral Creek at Silverton, CO (site 09359010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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