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Around Colorado River
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Colorado River is a 62.1 mile river near Alpine Kayak School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Colorado River below Baker Gulch near Grand Lake, CO (site 09010500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Colorado River typically runs highest in June, at a median 290 cfs, and lowest in February, at 7.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,770 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4 | 6.7 to 10 |
| February | 7.8 | 6.2 to 8.8 |
| March | 8.0 | 6.2 to 9.7 |
| April | 22 | 12 to 33 |
| May | 151 | 100 to 220 |
| June | 290 | 171 to 468 |
| July | 66 | 42 to 113 |
| August | 27 | 21 to 36 |
| September | 21 | 16 to 30 |
| October | 20 | 15 to 29 |
| November | 14 | 11 to 19 |
| December | 10 | 7.8 to 13 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Colorado River below Baker Gulch near Grand Lake, CO (site 09010500). 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 Colorado River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Stagecoach State ParkLIttle Morrison Creek - Stagecoach ReservoirPublic
- Stagecoach State ParkMartin Creek - Stagecoach ReservoirPublic
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