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ARKANSAS RIVER

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ARKANSAS RIVER AT LAS ANIMAS, CO.

COLORADO38.0808°N, -103.2197°W Updated 29 min ago

FLOW RATE

9.21cfs

GAUGE HT

6.86ft

WATER TEMP

19°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

9.21cfs 98.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 7–10 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9.62cfs

PERIOD LOW

7.29cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.86ft

Water Temperature

19.0°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.3in

-40% vs normal

4.32 in of precipitation so far this year, 40% below the 30-year normal of 7.17 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

4.1–11.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-40%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.75" · normal 0.49" (0.1–0.8)

Jan

Feb: 0.39" · normal 0.53" (0.1–1.0)

Feb

Mar: 0.05" · normal 1.10" (0.3–2.1)

Mar

Apr: 0.28" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.5)

Apr

May: 1.78" · normal 1.80" (0.7–4.0)

May

Jun: 1.07" · normal 1.55" (0.7–2.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 1.77" (0.7–3.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.65" (0.6–3.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.85" (0.2–1.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.29" (0.2–3.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.61" (0.1–1.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.58" (0.1–1.0)

Dec

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

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Station Location

38.0808, -103.2197

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 11:45 UTC

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