About this river
Elk River is a 7.4 mile river near Mountain Sports Kayak School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk River near Milner, CO. (site 09242500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1905 to 2026
Elk River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,195 cfs, and lowest in September, at 82 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,000 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 61 to 96 | |
| February | 85 | 65 to 97 | |
| March | 135 | 91 to 180 | |
| April | 648 | 422 to 922 | |
| May | 2,000 | 1,400 to 2,960 | |
| June | 2,195 | 1,415 to 2,910 | |
| July | 355 | 232 to 687 | |
| August | 114 | 88 to 172 | |
| September | 82 | 58 to 118 | |
| October | 117 | 84 to 160 | |
| November | 98 | 77 to 132 | |
| December | 86 | 68 to 102 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk River near Milner, CO. (site 09242500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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