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LEFT HAND CREEK AT HOVER ROAD NEAR LONGMONT, CO

LONGMONT, CO40.1343°N, -105.1308°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1cfs

GAUGE HT

5.30ft

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

11mph SE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1cfs 51.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

9cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

40%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

5.30ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.3in

-52% vs normal

7.29 in of precipitation so far this year, 52% below the 30-year normal of 15.14 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

15.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.7–19.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-52%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.95" (0.4–1.4)

Jan

Feb: 0.25" · normal 1.00" (0.3–1.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.32" · normal 1.88" (1.1–2.6)

Mar

Apr: 0.61" · normal 2.99" (1.4–4.4)

Apr

May: 3.61" · normal 4.02" (2.2–6.0)

May

Jun: 0.83" · normal 3.15" (1.3–5.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.12" (so far)· normal 3.38" (1.5–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.14" (1.7–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.18" (0.4–3.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.80" (0.8–3.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.23" (0.6–2.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.86" (0.3–1.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:44 UTC

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40.1343, -105.1308

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