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East Maroon Creek in Colorado

Stream5.3 mi
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Around East Maroon Creek

Maroon Bells Amphitheatre3.2 mi1 mi

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

About this river

East Maroon Creek is a 5.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO (site 09076000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1911 to 2026

East Maroon Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 275 cfs, and lowest in March, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 476 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2623 to 28
February2320 to 25
March2120 to 23
April2422 to 28
May6950 to 105
June275173 to 344
July16881 to 299
August6945 to 141
September4332 to 62
October3731 to 48
November3330 to 37
December2825 to 32

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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO. (site 09076000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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