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COLORADO RIVER

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COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO.

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO39.4941°N, -107.9390°W

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

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No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.3in

-22% vs normal

7.26 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% below the 30-year normal of 9.3 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.8–11.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-22%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.73" · normal 1.54" (0.8–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.08" · normal 1.56" (0.9–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 0.80" · normal 1.72" (0.7–2.8)

Mar

Apr: 2.32" · normal 2.00" (1.0–3.1)

Apr

May: 1.51" · normal 1.63" (0.6–2.6)

May

Jun: 0.73" · normal 0.65" (0.1–1.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.10" (so far)· normal 0.67" (0.1–1.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 0.63" (0.2–1.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.16" (0.4–2.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.68" (0.7–2.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.70" (0.9–2.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.56" (0.8–2.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:35 UTC

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Station Location

39.4941, -107.9390

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