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BEAR CREEK

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BEAR CREEK ABOVE BEAR CREEK LAKE NEAR MORRISON, CO

LAKEWOOD, CO39.6520°N, -105.1732°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

5.87cfs

GAUGE HT

3.62ft

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

1mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5.87cfs 82.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6.94cfs

PERIOD LOW

4.01cfs

RUNNABLE

61%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.62ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.6in

-38% vs normal

9.55 in of precipitation so far this year, 38% below the 30-year normal of 15.45 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.8–18.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-38%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.91" · normal 0.98" (0.3–1.6)

Jan

Feb: 0.24" · normal 1.05" (0.5–1.7)

Feb

Mar: 1.37" · normal 2.11" (1.3–2.9)

Mar

Apr: 2.73" · normal 3.14" (1.4–4.5)

Apr

May: 3.04" · normal 3.98" (2.5–5.6)

May

Jun: 1.07" · normal 3.12" (1.5–4.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.20" (so far)· normal 3.10" (1.4–4.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.14" (1.3–5.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.12" (0.5–3.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.84" (0.7–3.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.32" (0.7–2.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.91" (0.4–1.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo00:13 UTC

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39.6520, -105.1732

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 05:45 UTC

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