Waterlands
New Sand Creek
CO DWR · NSCDITCO
NEW SAND CREEK
CO DWR · NSCDITCOLIVE

New Sand Creek Lateral Ditch

WELD COUNTY, CO40.4496°N, -104.6492°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
1cfs
AIR TEMP
63°F
WIND
12mph ESE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
1cfs
Optimal band: 2–2 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3cfs
PERIOD LOW
1cfs
RUNNABLE
48%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.7in

-43% vs normal

4.72 in of precipitation so far this year, 43% below the 30-year normal of 8.27 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.2–11.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-43%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.35" · normal 0.43" (0.1–0.8)
Jan
Feb: 0.28" · normal 0.47" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 0.62" · normal 1.18" (0.5–1.9)
Mar
Apr: 0.36" · normal 1.95" (0.7–3.0)
Apr
May: 2.16" · normal 2.59" (1.1–4.8)
May
Jun: 0.90" · normal 1.56" (0.4–3.1)
Jun
Jul: 0.05" (so far)· normal 1.40" (0.4–2.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.26" (0.3–2.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.11" (0.2–1.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.19" (0.5–2.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.65" (0.3–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.46" (0.1–1.0)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:12 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
59°
SAT
88°
61°
SUN
97°
62°
MON
98°
60°
TUE
100°
65°
WED
94°
64°
THU
101°
61°
TIME
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TUE
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
85°
mild
85°
89°
90°
91°
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89°
81°
78°
74°
71°
68°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph ESE
G 8 mph
5
G8
ESE
6
G13
E
4
G13
ENE
3
G12
NNW
3
G13
N
15
G19
NNE
21
G32
NNE
12
G23
NE
5
G12
ENE
4
G9
SSE
7
G17
SE
8
G13
E
3
G10
SW
6
G9
NNW
6
G12
N
6
G10
NE
6
G12
ENE
5
G11
ENE
3
G8
E
2
G4
SSW
0
G1
NW
4
ESE
5
G7
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11
G12
ESE
9
G10
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10
G12
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7
G8
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10
G15
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20
G28
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14
G17
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10
G15
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8
G15
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9
G17
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6
G13
SSE
5
G6
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6
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4
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G4
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G3
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2
G5
NW
1
G2
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2
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3
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3
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7
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10
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8
G11
SE
10
WSW
7
G22
W
10
G41
S
21
G30
S
13
G15
S
10
ESE
19
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16
SSE
7
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6
SW
4
NNW
5
ENE
5
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5
ESE
3
G4
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4
NW
6
NW
7
WNW
8
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7
NNW
8
NNE
11
NE
15
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15
G18
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14
G15
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13
NE
13
NNE
13
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11
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10
G22
SE
10
G11
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4
G7
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4
SW
2
G5
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4
G5
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7
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6
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5
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G4
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G6
SW
4
G9
NNW
7
G17
NNE
7
G8
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22
W
29
N
8
G10
E
9
G10
ESE
3
G10
NE
5
G9
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7
WSW
8
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PRECIP
chance %
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2%
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4%
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21%
5%
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41%
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41%
41%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
3%
16%
2%
11%
1%
3%
0%
0%
100%
47%
77%
28%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
93%
100%
19%
90%
85%
0%
100%
87%
100%
100%
100%
95%
100%
100%
100%
75%
28%
25%
53%
35%
6%
6%
5%
0%
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0%
0%
86%
100%
100%
100%
52%
35%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
7%
0%
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0%
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0%
10%
53%
12%
17%
59%
100%
100%
6%
10%
9%
10%
11%
12%
10%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
100%
8%
99%
100%
100%
100%
100%
93%
82%
67%
45%
19%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
861
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:33 AM
SUNSET
08:32 PM
14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT7H 20M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated

Station Location

40.4496, -104.6492
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 13:12 UTC
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