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MCELMO CREEK

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MCELMO CREEK ABOVE TRAIL CANYON NEAR CORTEZ, CO

COLORADO37.3267°N, -108.7007°W Updated 39 min ago

FLOW RATE

14.3cfs

GAUGE HT

2.01ft

WATER TEMP

67°F

AIR TEMP

83°F

WIND

9mph SE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

14.3cfs 33.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 15–20 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

23.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

14.3cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.01ft

Water Temperature

66.9°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

97°

72°

MON

95°

71°

TUE

91°

70°

WED

88°

69°

THU

91°

68°

FRI

84°

68°

SAT

89°

64°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

96°

mild

96°

97°

92°

94°

92°

90°

85°

83°

79°

78°

75°

73°

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78°

83°

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88°

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81°

85°

86°

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79°

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81°

84°

86°

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91°

82°

74°

80°

86°

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87°

78°

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76°

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87°

84°

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86°

79°

75°

74°

72°

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68°

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78°

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91°

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87°

89°

88°

84°

80°

76°

73°

72°

70°

69°

71°

74°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSW

G 16 mph

G16

SSW

G10

G27

NNE

G14

NNW

NNE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

G13

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

G17

G12

WNW

G20

SSW

G10

G21

G10

ENE

NNE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSW

G10

ESE

G20

ESE

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

ENE

ESE

G12

G10

SSE

SSW

SSE

G14

G11

G10

ENE

ESE

G10

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

G14

ESE

G19

G24

SSE

G16

G20

ESE

G11

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

14%

23%

28%

10%

11%

17%

45%

16%

41%

45%

41%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

23%

81%

72%

23%

13%

74%

75%

11%

92%

100%

89%

83%

15%

100%

75%

100%

64%

100%

82%

65%

100%

55%

10%

100%

64%

18%

14%

56%

100%

86%

35%

14%

41%

76%

100%

93%

82%

74%

65%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

834

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:04 AM

SUNSET

08:36 PM

14H 32M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.3267, -108.7007

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:30 UTC

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