Mancos River in Colorado
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Around Mancos River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mancos River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mancos River near Towaoc, CO (site 09371000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1921 to 2026
Mancos River typically runs highest in May, at a median 95 cfs, and lowest in July, at 2.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,050 cfs, in 1942.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 7.0 to 15 |
| February | 18 | 11 to 27 |
| March | 33 | 16 to 79 |
| April | 77 | 20 to 169 |
| May | 95 | 5.9 to 241 |
| June | 16 | 0.0 to 98 |
| July | 2.8 | 0.0 to 21 |
| August | 4.0 | 0.0 to 18 |
| September | 8.3 | 0.8 to 25 |
| October | 11 | 3.0 to 23 |
| November | 13 | 7.3 to 22 |
| December | 10 | 5.7 to 15 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mancos River near Towaoc, CO. (site 09371000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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