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Fort Lyon Canal River
CO DWR · FLYCANCO
FORT LYON CANAL RIVER
CO DWR · FLYCANCOLIVE

Fort Lyon Canal

OTERO COUNTY, CO38.0070°N, -103.5686°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
0cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
0cfs
Optimal band: 113153 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
340cfs
PERIOD LOW
12cfs
RUNNABLE
30%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

3.8in

-47% vs normal

3.84 in of precipitation so far this year, 47% below the 30-year normal of 7.26 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

3.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.9–11.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-47%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.82" · normal 0.49" (0.1–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.33" · normal 0.53" (0.1–0.9)
Feb
Mar: 0.05" · normal 1.10" (0.3–2.2)
Mar
Apr: 0.21" · normal 1.45" (0.5–2.8)
Apr
May: 1.45" · normal 1.77" (0.6–3.8)
May
Jun: 0.88" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.4)
Jun
Jul: 0.10" (so far)· normal 1.56" (0.6–3.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.60" (0.5–3.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.79" (0.2–1.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.21" (0.1–2.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.64" (0.1–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.57" (0.1–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:41 UTC
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Station Location

38.0070, -103.5686
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-11 00:00 UTC
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