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Around Elkhead Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Elkhead Creek is a 53.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO (site 09246200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
Elkhead Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 516 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,120 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8 | 4.1 to 8.3 |
| February | 6.8 | 4.4 to 11 |
| March | 22 | 11 to 38 |
| April | 263 | 159 to 441 |
| May | 516 | 299 to 886 |
| June | 66 | 24 to 221 |
| July | 7.6 | 2.8 to 14 |
| August | 2.3 | 0.1 to 5.2 |
| September | 1.8 | 0.9 to 4.8 |
| October | 6.1 | 3.5 to 8.9 |
| November | 7.0 | 4.7 to 10 |
| December | 5.4 | 4.0 to 8.9 |
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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO (site 09246200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Elkhead Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Elkhead Reservoir State ParkElkhead CreekPublic
- Elkhead Reservoir State ParkElkhead CreekPublic
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