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Around Muddy Creek
- Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management AreaRecreation area13.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Kremmling Recreation Management AreaRecreation area17.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Colorado River Headwaters BywayRecreation area20.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Upper Colorado River Recreation AreaRecreation area21.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Muddy Creek is a 50.1 mile river near Mountain Sports Kayak School in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muddy Crk below Wolford Mtn Reser. near Kremmling, CO (site 09041400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
Muddy Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 123 cfs, and lowest in January, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,300 cfs, in 2014.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 20 to 22 |
| February | 21 | 18 to 22 |
| March | 22 | 20 to 29 |
| April | 59 | 23 to 76 |
| May | 123 | 60 to 377 |
| June | 120 | 60 to 254 |
| July | 67 | 46 to 96 |
| August | 92 | 43 to 147 |
| September | 84 | 39 to 134 |
| October | 26 | 21 to 44 |
| November | 21 | 20 to 24 |
| December | 21 | 20 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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muddy Crk below Wolford Mtn Reser. near Kremmling, CO (site 09041400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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