About this river
Fryingpan River is a 4.5 mile river near Alpine Kayak School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fryingpan River near Ruedi, CO. (site 09080400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1969 to 2026
Fryingpan River typically runs highest in June, at a median 240 cfs, and lowest in November, at 94 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,390 cfs, in 1983.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 75 to 153 | |
| February | 96 | 74 to 161 | |
| March | 121 | 76 to 163 | |
| April | 130 | 74 to 193 | |
| May | 180 | 126 to 276 | |
| June | 240 | 121 to 410 | |
| July | 193 | 128 to 254 | |
| August | 200 | 147 to 245 | |
| September | 187 | 127 to 264 | |
| October | 116 | 104 to 161 | |
| November | 94 | 74 to 126 | |
| December | 94 | 75 to 155 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fryingpan River near Ruedi, CO. (site 09080400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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