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Arkansas River At Catlin Dam Near Fowler

OTERO COUNTY, CO38.1260°N, -103.9444°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

4.2cfs

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

8mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4.2cfs

Optimal band: 4–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4.2cfs

PERIOD LOW

4.2cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.0in

-43% vs normal

4.01 in of precipitation so far this year, 43% below the 30-year normal of 7.06 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.8–10.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-43%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.44" · normal 0.44" (0.1–0.8)

Jan

Feb: 0.32" · normal 0.51" (0.2–1.0)

Feb

Mar: 0.06" · normal 1.09" (0.3–2.0)

Mar

Apr: 0.32" · normal 1.57" (0.4–2.9)

Apr

May: 1.93" · normal 1.77" (0.5–3.5)

May

Jun: 0.67" · normal 1.32" (0.4–2.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.28" (so far)· normal 1.70" (0.5–3.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.80" (0.6–3.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.87" (0.2–1.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.09" (0.2–2.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.63" (0.1–1.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.47" (0.1–0.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:07 PM

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Station Location

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