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Around Canyon Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Canyon Creek is an 11.6 mile river near Sage Outdoor Adventures in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Canyon Creek near New Castle, CO (site 09085500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2025
Canyon Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 241 cfs, and lowest in August, at 6.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 920 cfs, in 1957.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 17 to 21 |
| February | 17 | 14 to 20 |
| March | 17 | 15 to 20 |
| April | 30 | 24 to 51 |
| May | 194 | 123 to 260 |
| June | 241 | 158 to 312 |
| July | 20 | 11 to 53 |
| August | 6.0 | 2.2 to 21 |
| September | 7.8 | 1.7 to 14 |
| October | 16 | 8.6 to 24 |
| November | 22 | 16 to 27 |
| December | 20 | 16 to 24 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Canyon Creek near New Castle, CO. (site 09085500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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