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Anthracite Creek in Colorado

River10.6 mi
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Around Anthracite Creek

Erickson Springs0.4 miPaonia Reservoir5.7 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Anthracite Creek is a 10.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Anthracite Creek above Mouth near Somerset (site 09132095). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Anthracite Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 873 cfs, and lowest in November, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,610 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Anthracite Creek above Mouth near Somerset, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March7153 to 106
April319192 to 516
May789604 to 1,150
June873371 to 1,340
July14880 to 260
August7945 to 96
September5339 to 63
October5144 to 60
November4538 to 54

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Anthracite Creek above Mouth near Somerset (site 09132095). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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