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Ohio Creek in Colorado

River24.3 mi
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Around Ohio Creek

Almont4.8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Ohio Creek is a 24.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ohio Creek near Baldwin, CO (site 09113500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

Ohio Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 296 cfs, and lowest in January, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,070 cfs, in 1948.

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Typical flow by month at Ohio Creek near Baldwin, CO., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1412 to 17
February1512 to 17
March1614 to 18
April6643 to 134
May296186 to 403
June290181 to 400
July8742 to 131
August3824 to 52
September2115 to 31
October2016 to 29
November2117 to 27
December1714 to 19

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ohio Creek near Baldwin, CO. (site 09113500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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