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Data Source: Recreation.gov Ā· Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
East Plum Creek is a 34.3 mile river near 5280 Paddle Sports in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Plum CR above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO (site 06708800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1999 to 2026
East Plum Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 780 cfs, in 2015.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2 | 2.8 to 7.6 |
| February | 5.7 | 4.3 to 8.4 |
| March | 6.6 | 4.9 to 12 |
| April | 15 | 6.0 to 30 |
| May | 21 | 7.0 to 54 |
| June | 7.8 | 3.5 to 27 |
| July | 4.7 | 2.0 to 13 |
| August | 5.2 | 2.1 to 9.4 |
| September | 3.9 | 2.0 to 5.9 |
| October | 4.0 | 2.2 to 6.4 |
| November | 4.8 | 2.5 to 7.7 |
| December | 4.9 | 2.5 to 7.4 |
Typical is the median of each monthās daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Plum CR above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO (site 06708800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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