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Pikes Peak River School

Monument Creek near Colorado Springs, CO

River35.3 mi
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Foot of the Rockies RV Park1.2 miGarden of the Gods RV Resort3.3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Monument Creek is a 35.3 mile river near Pikes Peak River School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Monument Creek at Bijou ST. at Colo. Springs, CO (site 07104905). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2003 to 2026

Monument Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 49 cfs, and lowest in January, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,440 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at Monument Creek at Bijou ST. at Colo. Springs, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2823 to 33
February2924 to 36
March3225 to 44
April4428 to 66
May4932 to 108
June3623 to 75
July3722 to 68
August3625 to 65
September2922 to 40
October3024 to 39
November3023 to 39
December3024 to 35

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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Monument Creek at Bijou ST. at Colo. Springs, CO (site 07104905). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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