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ARKANSAS RIVER

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ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW EMPIRE GULCH NEAR MALTA, CO

COLORADO39.1639°N, -106.3200°W Updated 2 d ago

FLOW RATE

50cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

50cfs 87.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 47–63 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

56cfs

PERIOD LOW

50cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.4in

-32% vs normal

8.36 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 12.34 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

8.8–14.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.05" · normal 1.48" (0.6–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 1.63" · normal 1.63" (1.0–2.4)

Feb

Mar: 1.15" · normal 2.09" (1.1–3.3)

Mar

Apr: 1.97" · normal 2.75" (1.5–4.1)

Apr

May: 1.82" · normal 2.28" (0.8–3.8)

May

Jun: 0.67" · normal 1.60" (0.7–2.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.09" (so far)· normal 3.33" (1.4–5.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.78" (1.4–5.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.96" (0.9–2.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.64" (0.8–2.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.48" (0.6–2.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.46" (0.5–2.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:10 AM

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Station Location

39.1639, -106.3200

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 00:00 UTC

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