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Saint Vrain Creek in Colorado

River31.9 mi

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Around Saint Vrain Creek

Carter Reservoir (Carter Lake)14.5 miFlatiron Reservoir15.7 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Saint Vrain Creek is a 31.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST Vrain CR below Boulder CR at Hwy 119 near Longmont (site 06730525). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2013 to 2026

Saint Vrain Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 640 cfs, and lowest in September, at 89 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,570 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at ST Vrain CR below Boulder CR at Hwy 119 near Longmont, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9881 to 118
February9881 to 128
March10280 to 154
April10980 to 202
May379183 to 620
June640414 to 1,004
July11389 to 238
August9881 to 128
September8971 to 127
October9981 to 157
November11193 to 153
December10987 to 140

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST Vrain CR below Boulder CR at Hwy 119 near Longmont (site 06730525). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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