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Around Eagle River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Eagle River is a 60.2 mile river near Alpine Kayak School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Eagle River below Gypsum, CO (site 09070000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Eagle River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,215 cfs, and lowest in February, at 170 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,580 cfs, in 1984.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 179 | 159 to 198 |
| February | 170 | 152 to 186 |
| March | 178 | 156 to 202 |
| April | 294 | 220 to 398 |
| May | 1,150 | 811 to 1,640 |
| June | 2,215 | 1,455 to 3,030 |
| July | 655 | 448 to 1,020 |
| August | 295 | 212 to 400 |
| September | 227 | 177 to 298 |
| October | 237 | 184 to 288 |
| November | 226 | 199 to 266 |
| December | 190 | 166 to 213 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Eagle River below Gypsum, CO. (site 09070000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Eagle River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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