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Around Fountain Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Fountain Creek is a 62.1 mile river near S.U.P. Colorado Springs in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, CO (site 07103700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Fountain Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in February, at 8.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 813 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6 | 6.0 to 11 |
| February | 8.2 | 5.9 to 11 |
| March | 9.4 | 7.2 to 12 |
| April | 12 | 8.9 to 18 |
| May | 16 | 9.6 to 37 |
| June | 15 | 8.8 to 35 |
| July | 13 | 8.5 to 25 |
| August | 15 | 9.3 to 26 |
| September | 11 | 7.2 to 20 |
| October | 11 | 7.2 to 18 |
| November | 10 | 7.2 to 15 |
| December | 8.9 | 6.0 to 13 |
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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs, CO. (site 07103700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Fountain Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Pueblo State ParkBoggs Creek - Lake PuebloPublic
- Southshore MarinaBoggs Creek - Lake PuebloPublic
- Lake Pueblo State Park - Northshore MarinaArkansas River - Lake PuebloPublic
- Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife AreaArkansas River - Lake PuebloPublic
- Pueblo Reservoir State Wildlife AreaArkansas River - Lake PuebloPublic
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