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Pikes Peak River School

Pikes Peak River School

Pikes Peak River School is a paddling school in Colorado Springs.

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Disciplines
Lessons, Kayaking

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Typical flow by month

1958 to 2026

The water at Pikes Peak River School typically runs highest in May, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in February, at 8.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 813 cfs, in 1999.

Typical flow by month at Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January8.66.0 to 11
February8.25.9 to 11
March9.47.2 to 12
April128.9 to 18
May169.6 to 37
June158.8 to 35
July138.5 to 25
August159.3 to 26
September117.2 to 20
October117.2 to 18
November107.2 to 15
December8.96.0 to 13

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, CO. (site 07103700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

76Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (86)

High today

72°F

Wind

11 kt

Gusts 20 kt

Rain chance

12%

Week ahead

Mon72°F12%
Tue79°F16%
Wed75°F64%
Thu72°F73%
Fri71°F43%
Sat78°F21%
Sun78°F16%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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