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Little Snake River near Steamboat Lake Marina Boat Rentals Steamboat Springs Colorado
About this river
Little Snake River is a 5.0 mile river near Steamboat Lake Marina Boat Rentals Steamboat Springs Colorado in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Snake River near Slater, CO (site 09253000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Little Snake River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,020 cfs, and lowest in September, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,270 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 25 to 36 | |
| February | 31 | 26 to 36 | |
| March | 43 | 32 to 57 | |
| April | 192 | 103 to 316 | |
| May | 1,020 | 737 to 1,350 | |
| June | 777 | 399 to 1,250 | |
| July | 89 | 51 to 135 | |
| August | 30 | 22 to 44 | |
| September | 23 | 18 to 32 | |
| October | 32 | 22 to 49 | |
| November | 33 | 26 to 44 | |
| December | 30 | 24 to 39 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Snake River near Slater, CO (site 09253000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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