About this river
Blue River is a 26.6 mile river near Adventure Paddle Tours in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Blue River near Dillon, CO (site 09046600). 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
Blue River typically runs highest in June, at a median 320 cfs, and lowest in February, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,160 cfs, in 1995.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 23 to 28 | |
| February | 23 | 21 to 26 | |
| March | 23 | 20 to 26 | |
| April | 37 | 28 to 49 | |
| May | 160 | 111 to 223 | |
| June | 320 | 214 to 439 | |
| July | 142 | 112 to 226 | |
| August | 83 | 67 to 102 | |
| September | 60 | 50 to 73 | |
| October | 49 | 40 to 60 | |
| November | 36 | 32 to 43 | |
| December | 30 | 26 to 33 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blue River near Dillon, CO (site 09046600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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