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ARKANSAS RIVER

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ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR AVONDALE, CO.

PUEBLO COUNTY, CO38.2481°N, -104.3991°W Updated 24 min ago

FLOW RATE

194cfs

GAUGE HT

2.50ft

WATER TEMP

20°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

194cfs 86.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 165–223 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

202cfs

PERIOD LOW

180cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.50ft

Water Temperature

20.3°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.8in

-33% vs normal

4.76 in of precipitation so far this year, 33% below the 30-year normal of 7.14 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.8–10.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-33%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.70" · normal 0.46" (0.1–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.44" · normal 0.50" (0.2–0.8)

Feb

Mar: 0.66" · normal 1.24" (0.3–2.2)

Mar

Apr: 0.47" · normal 1.68" (0.4–3.3)

Apr

May: 1.78" · normal 1.74" (0.5–3.3)

May

Jun: 0.71" · normal 1.27" (0.5–2.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 1.80" (0.6–3.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.73" (0.5–3.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.87" (0.2–1.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.05" (0.1–2.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.64" (0.1–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.47" (0.2–0.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:01 AM

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Station Location

38.2481, -104.3991

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

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