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Saint Charles River in Colorado

River61.0 mi
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Around Saint Charles River

Pueblo Reservoir12.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Saint Charles River is a 61.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST. Charles River at Vineland, CO (site 07108900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1979 to 2026

Saint Charles River typically runs highest in May, at a median 51 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,680 cfs, in 2017.

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Typical flow by month at ST. Charles River at Vineland, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January107.5 to 14
February117.1 to 15
March117.2 to 19
April177.4 to 58
May5112 to 207
June419.4 to 86
July146.8 to 32
August149.0 to 33
September106.0 to 15
October8.86.2 to 14
November117.7 to 18
December107.5 to 14

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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST. Charles River at Vineland, CO. (site 07108900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saint Charles River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Lake Pueblo State ParkBoggs Creek - Lake PuebloPublic
  • Southshore MarinaBoggs Creek - Lake PuebloPublic

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