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Around Sand Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sand Creek is an 11.0 mile river near S.U.P. Colorado Springs in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sand Creek above Mouth at Colorado Springs, CO (site 07105600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Sand Creek typically runs highest in August, at a median 4.4 cfs, and lowest in January, at 1.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,920 cfs, in 2023.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.6 | 1.3 to 2.1 |
| February | 1.6 | 1.1 to 2.6 |
| March | 1.7 | 0.9 to 4.1 |
| April | 2.5 | 1.3 to 5.0 |
| May | 3.3 | 1.8 to 8.7 |
| June | 3.3 | 1.3 to 12 |
| July | 4.1 | 1.9 to 14 |
| August | 4.4 | 1.8 to 16 |
| September | 2.6 | 1.1 to 4.7 |
| October | 1.6 | 0.7 to 3.3 |
| November | 1.8 | 1.0 to 3.3 |
| December | 1.9 | 1.2 to 2.4 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sand Creek above Mouth at Colorado Springs, CO (site 07105600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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