About this river
Taylor River is a 14.4 mile river near Twin Lakes Adventures in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Taylor River below Taylor Park Reservoir, CO. (site 09109000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Taylor River typically runs highest in July, at a median 342 cfs, and lowest in February, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,180 cfs, in 1957.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 | 48 to 98 | |
| February | 74 | 47 to 98 | |
| March | 74 | 50 to 100 | |
| April | 99 | 57 to 196 | |
| May | 150 | 56 to 267 | |
| June | 272 | 179 to 502 | |
| July | 342 | 251 to 444 | |
| August | 294 | 242 to 415 | |
| September | 285 | 222 to 468 | |
| October | 124 | 76 to 254 | |
| November | 79 | 49 to 102 | |
| December | 75 | 49 to 99 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Taylor River below Taylor Park Reservoir, CO. (site 09109000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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