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MCELMO CREEK

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MCELMO CREEK ABOVE TRAIL CANYON NEAR CORTEZ, CO

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, CO37.3267°N, -108.7007°W Updated 41 min ago

FLOW RATE

15.7cfs

GAUGE HT

2.05ft

WATER TEMP

69°F

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

12mph E

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

15.7cfs 30.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 16–22 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

23.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

15.7cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.05ft

Water Temperature

69.3°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

71°

MON

95°

71°

TUE

91°

69°

WED

94°

67°

THU

94°

70°

FRI

91°

69°

SAT

90°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

86°

89°

92°

94°

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91°

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87°

85°

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91°

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91°

84°

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79°

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73°

71°

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70°

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76°

81°

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91°

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72°

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68°

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76°

81°

83°

86°

89°

91°

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94°

69°

75°

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72°

71°

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76°

80°

82°

85°

87°

90°

92°

94°

78°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 11 mph

G11

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

G13

G14

SSW

G27

NNE

G29

NNW

G11

G16

WSW

G24

ESE

G18

ESE

G12

ENE

G15

ENE

G10

SSE

G10

G11

G10

WNW

G29

G23

G13

SSW

G11

G14

G15

ESE

ENE

G11

G12

ESE

G11

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

G13

G14

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

ENE

G12

G10

ESE

G20

G15

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

WSW

G12

G16

ENE

G18

G15

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

SSE

G11

NNW

G11

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

22%

17%

46%

26%

49%

10%

34%

32%

35%

45%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

62%

92%

71%

100%

98%

36%

100%

85%

31%

23%

100%

94%

100%

87%

100%

15%

12%

22%

10%

11%

100%

96%

14%

93%

86%

88%

13%

25%

100%

53%

73%

100%

76%

73%

100%

12%

100%

97%

81%

71%

79%

93%

100%

94%

80%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

836

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:36 PM

14H 32M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

37.3267, -108.7007

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:30 UTC

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