River Levels
Colorado river levels
Live streamflow for 84 gauged Colorado reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
63% of gauged Colorado rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 9, 2026.
Of 76 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 48 are below normal (36 of them much below), 19 are in the normal range, and 9 are above normal (1 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/colorado. The daily normals behind it are a free download.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rivernear Rimrock Adventures | 1,710 cfs2.65 ft | 3,610 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 75 yr record |
| Colorado Rivernear Grand Junction Adventures | 1,120 cfs3.19 ft | 2,140 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 93 yr record |
| Gunnison Rivernear Grand Junction Adventures | 986 cfs2.83 ft | 1,340 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 130 yr record |
| Animas Rivernear Colorado Outback Adventures | 692 cfs4.97 ft | 355 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 91 yr record |
| Animas Valley Consolidated Ditchnear Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours | 559 cfs2.88 ft | 314 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 129 yr record |
| Colorado Rivernear Sage Outdoor Adventures | 518 cfs1.76 ft | 1,200 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 85 yr record |
| Animas Rivernear Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours | 405 cfs3.48 ft | 208 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 81 yr record |
| Colorado Rivernear Alpine Kayak School | 346 cfs4.65 ft | 944 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 9 yr record |
| Roaring Fork Rivernear Sage Outdoor Adventures | 239 cfs4.97 ft | 384 cfs | Much below normal6th percentile · 28 yr record |
| Indian Washnear Grand Junction Adventures | 196 cfs2.45 ft | 902 cfs | No historical record |
| Los Pinos Rivernear Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours | 187 cfs4.02 ft | 58 cfs | No historical record |
| Blue Rivernear Alpine Kayak School | 150 cfs3.23 ft | 440 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 84 yr record |
| South Platte Rivernear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Union Reservoir | 135 cfs3.35 ft | 165 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Vallecito Creeknear Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours | 122 cfs1.55 ft | 76 cfs | Normal72nd percentile · 63 yr record |
| Fryingpan Rivernear Alpine Kayak School | 119 cfs1.51 ft | 140 cfs | Normal32nd percentile · 58 yr record |
| Eagle Rivernear Sage Outdoor Adventures | 102 cfs4.07 ft | 236 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 80 yr record |
| South Platte Rivernear 5280 Paddle Sports | 102 cfs3.19 ft | 168 cfs | Below normal17th percentile · 24 yr record |
| Fountain Creeknear S.U.P. Colorado Springs | 85 cfs7.31 ft | 74 cfs | Normal56th percentile · 88 yr record |
| Crystal Rivernear Sage Outdoor Adventures | 60 cfs0.68 ft | 90 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 71 yr record |
| West Salt Creeknear Rimrock Adventures | 59 cfs4.84 ft | 172 cfs | No historical record |
| Taylor Rivernear Twin Lakes Adventures | 55 cfs3.17 ft | 160 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 88 yr record |
| Hermosa Creeknear Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours | 52 cfs3.28 ft | 26 cfs | Above normal79th percentile · 106 yr record |
| Clear Creeknear Denver Paddle Board Rentals CO | 51 cfs3.64 ft | 83 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 52 yr record |
| Eagle Rivernear Alpine Kayak School | 50 cfs2.47 ft | 94 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 27 yr record |
| Elk Rivernear Mountain Sports Kayak School | 49 cfs1.37 ft | 111 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 122 yr record |
| Big Salt Washnear Rimrock Adventures | 42 cfs3.67 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Lupton Bottom Ditchnear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Union Reservoir | 39 cfs4.44 ft | 34 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 35 yr record |
| Indian Spring Creek Lateralnear Colorado Outback Adventures | 38 cfs3.26 ft | 115 cfs | Much below normal9th percentile · 75 yr record |
| Crooked Creek Supply Ditchnear Downstream Adventures Rafting - Clear Creek | 35 cfs2.71 ft | 42 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 28 yr record |
| Blue Rivernear Adventure Paddle Tours | 34 cfs4.42 ft | 50 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 69 yr record |
| Saint Vrain Creeknear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Union Reservoir | 30 cfs9.50 ft | 94 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 13 yr record |
| Morrison Creeknear Mountain Sports Kayak School | 25 cfs2.40 ft | 48 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 38 yr record |
| Texas Creeknear Twin Lakes Adventures | 22 cfs2.25 ft | 13 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Plateau Creeknear Grand Junction Adventures | 20 cfs1.73 ft | 103 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 90 yr record |
| Boulder Creeknear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir | 19 cfs4.38 ft | 39 cfs | Below normal12th percentile · 40 yr record |
| East Fork Homestake Creeknear Twin Lakes Adventures | 18 cfs4.11 ft | 12 cfs | Normal74th percentile · 54 yr record |
| Los Pinos Rivernear Colorado Outback Adventures | 17 cfs1.59 ft | 8.3 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 27 yr record |
| Tenmile Creeknear Adventure Paddle Tours | 17 cfs1.71 ft | 33 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 69 yr record |
| Yampa Rivernear Mountain Sports Kayak School | 16 cfs2.02 ft | 40 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 38 yr record |
| Poudre Valley Canalnear Rocky Mountain Adventures | 13 cfs0.60 ft | 18 cfs | Normal40th percentile · 51 yr record |
| Tennessee Creeknear Twin Lakes Adventures | 13 cfs4.39 ft | 27 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 59 yr record |
| Cache la Poudre Rivernear Rocky Mountain Adventures | 13 cfs1.08 ft | 7.8 cfs | Normal55th percentile · 47 yr record |
| Williams Forknear Adventure Paddle Tours | 13 cfs1.34 ft | 38 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 93 yr record |
| Gore Creeknear Alpine Kayak School | 13 cfs5.06 ft | 31 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 31 yr record |
| Willow Creeknear Twin Lakes Adventures | 12 cfs5.15 ft | 18 cfs | No historical record |
| Big Thompson Rivernear The River's Path Canoeing | 12 cfs0.81 ft | 13 cfs | Normal41st percentile · 47 yr record |
| Cherry Creeknear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard Cherry Creek | 12 cfs4.47 ft | 0.0 cfs | Above normal83rd percentile · 76 yr record |
| South Platte Rivernear Denver Paddle Board Rentals CO | 11 cfs10.78 ft | 35 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 30 yr record |
| Monument Creeknear S.U.P. Colorado Springs | 9.9 cfs3.59 ft | 30 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 23 yr record |
| Bear Creeknear Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Bear Creek Lake | 9.2 cfs4.22 ft | 20 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 42 yr record |
| West Beaver Creeknear Pikes Peak River School | 8.6 cfs2.09 ft | 17 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 35 yr record |
| Rock Creeknear Alpine Kayak School | 7.9 cfs5.10 ft | 17 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 43 yr record |
| Piney Rivernear Alpine Kayak School | 7.8 cfs2.54 ft | 17 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 82 yr record |
| Fountain Creeknear Pikes Peak River School | 7.2 cfs3.28 ft | 11 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 68 yr record |
| La Plata Rivernear Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours | 6.9 cfs8.95 ft | 0.1 cfs | Above normal85th percentile · 20 yr record |
| South Fork Williams Forknear Adventure Paddle Tours | 6.2 cfs2.25 ft | 13 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 61 yr record |
| West Monument Creeknear Pikes Peak River School | 5.5 cfs4.67 ft | 3.5 cfs | Much above normal93rd percentile · 32 yr record |
| Burlington Ditchnear Denver Paddle Board Rentals CO | 5.1 cfs3.63 ft | 15 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 13 yr record |
| Saint Louis Ditchnear Downstream Adventures Rafting - Clear Creek | 5.0 cfs1.25 ft | 9.4 cfs | Much below normal9th percentile · 92 yr record |
| Fourmile Creeknear Whitewater Adventure Outfitters | 4.7 cfs3.09 ft | 8.4 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 34 yr record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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