About this river
Gunnison River is an 11.3 mile river near Grand Junction Adventures in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO. (site 09152500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1897 to 2026
Gunnison River typically runs highest in May, at a median 6,070 cfs, and lowest in January, at 950 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,200 cfs, in 1920.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 950 | 800 to 1,450 | |
| February | 1,010 | 809 to 1,400 | |
| March | 1,120 | 880 to 1,460 | |
| April | 2,365 | 1,435 to 3,515 | |
| May | 6,070 | 3,360 to 9,360 | |
| June | 5,690 | 2,455 to 9,490 | |
| July | 1,640 | 1,000 to 2,570 | |
| August | 1,240 | 769 to 1,810 | |
| September | 1,340 | 825 to 1,925 | |
| October | 1,390 | 1,020 to 1,940 | |
| November | 1,265 | 1,020 to 1,700 | |
| December | 1,040 | 865 to 1,720 |
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 117 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gunnison River near Grand Junction, CO. (site 09152500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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