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San Miguel River in Colorado

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

San Miguel River is a 41.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Miguel River at Uravan, CO (site 09177000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

San Miguel River typically runs highest in May, at a median 820 cfs, and lowest in September, at 75 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,440 cfs, in 1984.

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Typical flow by month at San Miguel River at Uravan, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8063 to 100
February9370 to 120
March12385 to 188
April562264 to 1,085
May820421 to 1,290
June758462 to 1,270
July22298 to 475
August12062 to 202
September7543 to 147
October11684 to 172
November9678 to 131
December8064 to 109

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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Miguel River at Uravan, CO. (site 09177000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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