Plateau Creek in Colorado
Around here
Around Plateau Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Plateau Creek is a 47.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Plateau Creek near Cameo, CO (site 09105000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1936 to 2026
Plateau Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 472 cfs, and lowest in July, at 68 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,100 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76 | 58 to 92 |
| February | 79 | 61 to 94 |
| March | 95 | 74 to 121 |
| April | 188 | 132 to 266 |
| May | 472 | 240 to 902 |
| June | 214 | 77 to 715 |
| July | 68 | 35 to 114 |
| August | 69 | 42 to 94 |
| September | 81 | 56 to 117 |
| October | 104 | 72 to 133 |
| November | 100 | 76 to 122 |
| December | 86 | 61 to 103 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Plateau Creek near Cameo, CO (site 09105000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Plateau Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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