CO DWR · ARKLAJCO

ARKANSAS RIVER

CO DWR · ARKLAJCOLIVE

Arkansas River At La Junta, Co

OTERO COUNTY, CO37.9908°N, -103.5318°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

22cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

22cfs

Optimal band: 16–22 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

55cfs

PERIOD LOW

12cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

3.8in

-46% vs normal

3.76 in of precipitation so far this year, 46% below the 30-year normal of 7.01 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

3.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.7–11.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-46%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.82" · normal 0.49" (0.1–0.9)

Jan

Feb: 0.33" · normal 0.53" (0.1–0.9)

Feb

Mar: 0.05" · normal 1.10" (0.3–2.2)

Mar

Apr: 0.21" · normal 1.45" (0.5–2.8)

Apr

May: 1.45" · normal 1.77" (0.6–3.8)

May

Jun: 0.88" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 1.56" (0.6–3.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.60" (0.5–3.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.79" (0.2–1.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.21" (0.1–2.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.64" (0.1–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.57" (0.1–1.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:06 AM

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Station Location

37.9908, -103.5318

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

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