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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Timpas Creek is a 59.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Timpas Creek at Mouth near Swink, CO (site 07121500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
Timpas Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 72 cfs, and lowest in January, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,670 cfs, in 1923.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 13 to 20 |
| February | 15 | 12 to 23 |
| March | 45 | 28 to 72 |
| April | 55 | 32 to 87 |
| May | 66 | 37 to 99 |
| June | 72 | 50 to 106 |
| July | 65 | 43 to 90 |
| August | 67 | 44 to 91 |
| September | 61 | 38 to 88 |
| October | 67 | 45 to 103 |
| November | 66 | 44 to 92 |
| December | 20 | 16 to 28 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Timpas Creek at Mouth near Swink, CO. (site 07121500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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