Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir
Boulder Creek near Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir
About this river
Boulder Creek is a 7.3 mile river near Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Boulder Creek at North 75TH ST. near Boulder, CO (site 06730200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1987 to 2026
Boulder Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 228 cfs, and lowest in February, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,770 cfs, in 2013.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 14 to 45 | |
| February | 24 | 12 to 42 | |
| March | 30 | 13 to 48 | |
| April | 49 | 23 to 72 | |
| May | 142 | 97 to 203 | |
| June | 228 | 133 to 417 | |
| July | 120 | 77 to 202 | |
| August | 84 | 61 to 132 | |
| September | 52 | 36 to 74 | |
| October | 38 | 25 to 53 | |
| November | 27 | 9.8 to 51 | |
| December | 27 | 15 to 47 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Boulder Creek at North 75TH ST. near Boulder, CO (site 06730200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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