CO DWR · ARKROCCO

ARKANSAS RIVER

CO DWR · ARKROCCOLIVE

Arkansas River Near Rocky Ford

COLORADO38.0646°N, -103.6855°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

117cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

117cfs

Optimal band: 95–129 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,240cfs

PERIOD LOW

18cfs

RUNNABLE

19%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

3.4in

-52% vs normal

3.41 in of precipitation so far this year, 52% below the 30-year normal of 7.17 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

3.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.7–10.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-52%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.62" · normal 0.47" (0.1–0.9)

Jan

Feb: 0.30" · normal 0.55" (0.2–1.0)

Feb

Mar: 0.05" · normal 1.15" (0.3–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 0.19" · normal 1.54" (0.5–3.1)

Apr

May: 1.44" · normal 1.87" (0.6–4.1)

May

Jun: 0.81" · normal 1.36" (0.6–2.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 1.50" (0.5–3.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.64" (0.6–2.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.80" (0.2–1.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.20" (0.1–2.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.67" (0.1–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.56" (0.1–1.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:09 AM

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Station Location

38.0646, -103.6855

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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC

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