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ARKANSAS RIVER

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ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW GRANITE, CO

CHAFFEE COUNTY, CO38.9769°N, -106.2140°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

140cfs

GAUGE HT

11.05ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

140cfs 86.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 116–158 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

143cfs

PERIOD LOW

127cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.05ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

9.2in

≈ normal

9.23 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 10.58 in).

YTD Total

9.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

10.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.7–13.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-13%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.50" · normal 1.14" (0.5–2.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.10" · normal 1.33" (0.7–1.9)

Feb

Mar: 1.42" · normal 1.73" (0.8–2.8)

Mar

Apr: 2.15" · normal 2.32" (1.1–3.7)

Apr

May: 3.02" · normal 2.06" (1.1–3.4)

May

Jun: 0.77" · normal 1.54" (0.5–2.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.29" (so far)· normal 2.87" (1.3–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.04" (1.3–4.3)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.68" (0.8–2.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.38" (0.7–2.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.24" (0.5–1.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:08 AM

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Station Location

38.9769, -106.2140

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 10:45 UTC

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