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East Fork Dallas Creek in Colorado

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Around East Fork Dallas Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Fork Dallas Creek is a 7.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dallas Creek near Ridgway, CO (site 09147000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

East Fork Dallas Creek typically runs highest in July, at a median 47 cfs, and lowest in May, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 740 cfs, in 1924.

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Typical flow by month at Dallas Creek near Ridgway, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1714 to 20
February1715 to 20
March2016 to 27
April3820 to 72
May162.5 to 56
June4318 to 77
July4723 to 94
August4022 to 65
September2917 to 45
October2618 to 33
November2420 to 28
December1815 to 23

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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dallas Creek near Ridgway, CO (site 09147000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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