Waterlands
Bear Creek
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BEAR CREEK
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BEAR CREEK ABOVE BEAR CREEK LAKE NEAR MORRISON, CO

LAKEWOOD, CO39.6520°N, -105.1732°W Updated 15 min ago
FLOW RATE
2.87cfs
GAUGE HT
3.63ft
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
6mph NE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2.87cfs 94.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 34 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
4.89cfs
PERIOD LOW
2.54cfs
RUNNABLE
44%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.63ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.7in

-37% vs normal

8.74 in of precipitation so far this year, 37% below the 30-year normal of 13.9 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–17.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-37%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.91" · normal 0.98" (0.3–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.24" · normal 1.05" (0.5–1.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.37" · normal 2.11" (1.3–2.9)
Mar
Apr: 2.73" · normal 3.14" (1.4–4.5)
Apr
May: 3.04" · normal 3.98" (2.5–5.6)
May
Jun: 0.46" (so far)· normal 3.12" (1.5–4.9)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.10" (1.4–4.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.14" (1.3–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.12" (0.5–3.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.84" (0.7–3.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.32" (0.7–2.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.91" (0.4–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:41 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
56°
WED
93°
58°
THU
79°
58°
FRI
90°
64°
SAT
97°
67°
SUN
96°
66°
MON
93°
68°
TIME
WED
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
63°
mild
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58°
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61°
62°
65°
70°
76°
81°
90°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NW
G 13 mph
7
G13
NW
5
G8
WNW
4
G5
NW
6
G10
N
2
G4
NNW
2
G3
NE
3
G4
ESE
2
G3
SSE
3
G4
ESE
5
G6
ESE
7
G9
ESE
5
G15
SE
19
G29
NW
25
G37
NW
18
G24
NNW
10
G12
NNE
11
G12
E
19
G26
NNW
24
G38
N
10
G19
N
14
G22
NNE
11
G20
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8
G14
NNW
8
G15
NNW
5
G10
N
8
G14
NNE
7
G9
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6
G7
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1
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5
G6
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6
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7
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5
SE
3
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17
G21
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9
G10
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8
G9
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7
G8
ENE
10
ESE
6
G10
NE
10
NNE
13
NNW
9
G13
NNW
5
G6
NNW
4
G7
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3
G6
SW
3
G6
WSW
2
G5
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3
G5
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4
G6
WSW
4
G7
SW
2
G6
SW
2
G5
SW
2
G4
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4
G5
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G9
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8
G10
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10
ENE
13
G17
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17
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13
G16
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5
G12
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9
G10
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5
G9
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7
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9
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5
G7
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5
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7
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9
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7
G8
SW
8
G14
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9
G15
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10
G14
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11
G15
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10
G13
SW
9
G11
SW
10
SSW
12
SSW
10
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7
G12
SE
3
G12
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3
G14
WNW
5
G17
SW
16
G20
SW
14
G20
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8
G20
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7
G20
SW
11
G18
WSW
14
G25
SW
16
G26
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16
G27
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8
G13
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8
SSW
6
G7
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5
G10
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7
G11
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7
G10
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G9
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8
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7
SSW
7
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5
G10
SSE
6
G15
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G16
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10
G18
SSW
13
G19
SSW
15
G20
SSW
15
G19
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16
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16
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16
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PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
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1%
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3%
5%
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8%
12%
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13%
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10%
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12%
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6%
4%
45%
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45%
74%
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
CLOUDS
cover %
4%
clear
4%
6%
3%
12%
100%
100%
100%
100%
52%
5%
0%
51%
93%
100%
100%
42%
100%
94%
100%
100%
100%
72%
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100%
93%
35%
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100%
76%
64%
60%
72%
97%
90%
100%
100%
44%
100%
5%
100%
100%
100%
6%
13%
14%
0%
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0%
58%
6%
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100%
100%
100%
11%
8%
100%
49%
0%
0%
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44%
100%
100%
8%
10%
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100%
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100%
85%
9%
48%
6%
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0%
0%
18%
42%
54%
43%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
829
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:33 AM
SUNSET
08:32 PM
14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT17H 32M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
65% illuminated

Station Location

39.6520, -105.1732
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 03:00 UTC
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