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Hermosa Creek in Colorado

River27.0 mi

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Around Hermosa Creek

Junction West Durango Riverside Reso…3.3 miAlpen Rose RV Park4.5 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Hermosa Creek is a 27.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO (site 09361000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1921 to 2026

Hermosa Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 451 cfs, and lowest in January, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,460 cfs, in 1941.

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Typical flow by month at Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1815 to 30
February2015 to 32
March3225 to 44
April188109 to 314
May451270 to 775
June223123 to 498
July5337 to 97
August3927 to 57
September2821 to 45
October2720 to 44
November2318 to 35
December2016 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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO. (site 09361000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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