Colorado River in Colorado
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Around Colorado River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Colorado River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, CO (site 09085100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Colorado River typically runs highest in June, at a median 9,575 cfs, and lowest in January, at 1,370 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,200 cfs, in 1984.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,370 | 1,200 to 1,570 |
| February | 1,380 | 1,170 to 1,580 |
| March | 1,540 | 1,290 to 1,780 |
| April | 2,265 | 1,930 to 2,865 |
| May | 5,920 | 3,930 to 8,170 |
| June | 9,575 | 5,485 to 13,150 |
| July | 3,990 | 2,540 to 5,870 |
| August | 2,470 | 2,160 to 2,970 |
| September | 2,200 | 1,985 to 2,520 |
| October | 2,050 | 1,780 to 2,350 |
| November | 1,715 | 1,510 to 1,990 |
| December | 1,430 | 1,240 to 1,670 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, CO (site 09085100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Colorado River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- James M. Robb - Colorado River State ParkColorado RIverPublic
- James M. Robb - Colorado River State ParkColorado RIverPublic
- James M. Robb - Colorado River State ParkColorado RiverPublic
- Loma Boat Launch State Wildlife AreaColorado RiverPublic
- Vega State ParkPlateau Creek - Vega ReservoirPublic
- Vega State ParkPlateau Creek - Vega ReservoirPublic
- Vega State ParkPlateau Creek - Vega ReservoirPublic
- Highline Lake State ParkMack Wash - Highline LakePublic
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