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Around La Plata River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
La Plata River is a 62.1 mile river near Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge LA Plata River near Farmington, NM (site 09367500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2020
La Plata River typically runs highest in February, at a median 15 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,370 cfs, in 1941.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9 | 4.1 to 22 |
| February | 15 | 5.2 to 29 |
| March | 13 | 1.1 to 47 |
| April | 4.7 | 0.7 to 82 |
| May | 2.6 | 0.7 to 22 |
| June | 2.0 | 0.3 to 16 |
| July | 0.3 | 0.0 to 2.8 |
| August | 0.6 | 0.0 to 4.1 |
| September | 0.9 | 0.0 to 3.1 |
| October | 1.1 | 0.2 to 6.0 |
| November | 3.0 | 0.7 to 11 |
| December | 7.3 | 1.8 to 19 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for LA Plata River near Farmington, NM (site 09367500). 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 La Plata River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake FarmingtonLake FarmingtonPublic
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