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ARKANSAS RIVER

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ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR LEADVILLE, CO

COLORADO39.2490°N, -106.3481°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

14.5cfs

GAUGE HT

4.36ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14.5cfs 90.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–16 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

13.9cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.36ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.3in

-25% vs normal

9.32 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% below the 30-year normal of 12.49 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.3–14.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.06" · normal 1.51" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.98" · normal 1.67" (1.0–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 0.88" · normal 2.10" (1.2–3.3)

Mar

Apr: 2.28" · normal 2.78" (1.5–4.1)

Apr

May: 2.23" · normal 2.30" (0.9–4.0)

May

Jun: 0.77" · normal 1.61" (0.7–2.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.11" (so far)· normal 3.34" (1.4–5.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.82" (1.6–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.99" (1.0–2.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.65" (0.8–2.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.50" (0.6–2.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.48" (0.5–2.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:19 AM

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Station Location

39.2490, -106.3481

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 11:15 UTC

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