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Bear Creek
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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 3 hr ago
FLOW RATE
5cfs
GAUGE HT
3.59ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
5cfs 79.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 46 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
9cfs
PERIOD LOW
5cfs
RUNNABLE
75%
last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

3.59ft
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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.6in

-39% vs normal

9.55 in of precipitation so far this year, 39% below the 30-year normal of 15.67 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.8–19.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-39%

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 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:36 UTC
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Station Location

39.6520, -105.1732
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-14 00:00 UTC
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