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Crystal River near Sage Outdoor Adventures - Rafting, Tubing, SUP, & Ducky Rentals

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About this river

Crystal River is a 3.7 mile river near Sage Outdoor Adventures - Rafting, Tubing, SUP, & Ducky Rentals in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Crystal River above Avalanche Crk, near Redstone, CO (site 09081600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1956 to 2026

Crystal River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,200 cfs, and lowest in January, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,500 cfs, in 1983.

Typical flow by month at Crystal River above Avalanche Crk, near Redstone, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January4741 to 56
February4740 to 55
March5646 to 81
April171112 to 238
May715459 to 961
June1,200868 to 1,610
July386234 to 751
August145108 to 214
September10082 to 134
October8268 to 118
November6555 to 83
December5144 to 62

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Crystal River above Avalanche Crk, near Redstone, CO (site 09081600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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