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Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir

South Boulder Canyon Ditch near Rocky Mountain Paddleboard - Boulder Reservoir

Canal5.2 mi
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About this river

South Boulder Canyon Ditch is a 5.2 mile canal 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 mapped line runs from 39.9720, -105.2236 to 40.0045, -105.1626. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1987 to 2026

South Boulder Canyon Ditch 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.

Typical flow by month at Boulder Creek at North 75TH ST. near Boulder, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2714 to 45
February2412 to 42
March3013 to 48
April4923 to 72
May14297 to 203
June228133 to 417
July12077 to 202
August8461 to 132
September5236 to 74
October3825 to 53
November279.8 to 51
December2715 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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