CO DWR · ARKCANCO

ARKANSAS RIVER

CO DWR · ARKCANCOLIVE

Arkansas River At Canon City

COLORADO38.4336°N, -105.2578°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

184cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

184cfs

Optimal band: 173–235 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

246cfs

PERIOD LOW

184cfs

RUNNABLE

71%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.9in

-39% vs normal

5.94 in of precipitation so far this year, 39% below the 30-year normal of 9.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.3–13.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-39%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.65" (0.2–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.39" · normal 0.73" (0.3–1.2)

Feb

Mar: 1.13" · normal 1.46" (0.6–2.6)

Mar

Apr: 0.95" · normal 2.18" (0.7–3.5)

Apr

May: 2.32" · normal 2.34" (0.9–4.1)

May

Jun: 0.56" · normal 1.89" (0.8–3.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.03" (so far)· normal 2.65" (1.1–4.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.38" (0.9–4.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.27" (0.3–2.4)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.80" (0.3–1.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.63" (0.3–1.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:09 AM

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Station Location

38.4336, -105.2578

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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC

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