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Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Lake Canal is a 4.4 mile canal near Rocky Mountain Adventures in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cache LA Poudre River at Fort Collins, CO (site 06752260). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1975 to 2026
Lake Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 457 cfs, and lowest in November, at 9.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,150 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 4.8 to 47 |
| February | 21 | 4.8 to 46 |
| March | 15 | 3.9 to 47 |
| April | 17 | 5.0 to 54 |
| May | 256 | 58 to 555 |
| June | 457 | 227 to 1,370 |
| July | 103 | 54 to 177 |
| August | 54 | 28 to 106 |
| September | 31 | 11 to 65 |
| October | 18 | 5.9 to 75 |
| November | 9.3 | 4.6 to 44 |
| December | 13 | 4.9 to 46 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cache LA Poudre River at Fort Collins, CO (site 06752260). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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