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COLORADO RIVER BELOW BAKER GULCH NR GRAND LAKE, CO

GRAND COUNTY, CO40.3258°N, -105.8567°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

25cfs

GAUGE HT

4.26ft

WATER TEMP

57°F

AIR TEMP

60°F

WIND

2mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

25cfs 3.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 17–23 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

200cfs

PERIOD LOW

7cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

4.26ft

Water Temperature

57.0°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

10.3in

-22% vs normal

10.34 in of precipitation so far this year, 22% below the 30-year normal of 13.22 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

10.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.5–15.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-22%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.20" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.2)

Jan

Feb: 2.16" · normal 1.59" (0.7–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.22" · normal 1.90" (1.1–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.25" · normal 2.74" (1.7–4.1)

Apr

May: 2.81" · normal 2.58" (1.5–3.9)

May

Jun: 0.42" · normal 2.10" (0.9–3.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.27" (so far)· normal 2.64" (1.4–4.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.45" (1.3–3.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.72" (0.6–2.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.68" (0.9–2.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.43" (0.7–2.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.30" (0.7–1.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:30 UTC

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Station Location

40.3258, -105.8567

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