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About this river
Colorado River is a 62.1 mile river near Rowing Dock in Texas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Colorado Rv at Bastrop, TX (site 08159200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Colorado River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,215 cfs, and lowest in November, at 435 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 65,800 cfs, in 1992.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 510 | 329 to 1,420 |
| February | 528 | 350 to 1,120 |
| March | 724 | 401 to 1,990 |
| April | 1,355 | 858 to 2,150 |
| May | 1,940 | 1,530 to 2,910 |
| June | 2,215 | 1,710 to 2,975 |
| July | 1,760 | 1,240 to 2,220 |
| August | 1,640 | 1,020 to 1,990 |
| September | 1,410 | 926 to 1,805 |
| October | 509 | 312 to 1,120 |
| November | 435 | 266 to 1,045 |
| December | 445 | 296 to 1,080 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Colorado Rv at Bastrop, TX (site 08159200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Colorado River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 95 BridgeColorado RiverPublic
- Riverside DriveColorado RiverPublic
- Fisherman's ParkColorado RiverPublic
- Osprey Hall at South Shore Lake Bastrop ParkPiney Creek - Lake BastropPublic
- Lake Bastrop North Shore ParkPiney Creek - Lake BastropPublic
- FM 969 BridgeColorado RiverPublic
- FM 973 BridgeColorado RiverPublic
- Webberville County ParkColorado RiverPublic
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