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Around West Beaver Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Beaver Creek is a 17.5 mile river near Pikes Peak River School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Beaver CR above Upper Beaver Cemetery near Penrose, CO (site 07099050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1991 to 2026
West Beaver Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 46 cfs, and lowest in February, at 6.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 656 cfs, in 2015.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| February | 6.2 | 6.0 to 7.6 |
| March | 7.4 | 5.8 to 11 |
| April | 14 | 8.5 to 27 |
| May | 44 | 11 to 91 |
| June | 46 | 15 to 98 |
| July | 21 | 11 to 43 |
| August | 26 | 13 to 53 |
| September | 20 | 9.8 to 30 |
| October | 14 | 7.3 to 20 |
| November | 8.7 | 5.0 to 13 |
| December | 8.0 | 8.8 to 31 |
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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Beaver CR above Upper Beaver Cemetery near Penrose, CO (site 07099050). 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 West Beaver Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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