USGS · 07119500

APISHAPA RIVER

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APISHAPA RIVER NEAR FOWLER, CO

OTERO COUNTY, CO38.1085°N, -103.9676°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2cfs

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

6mph NNW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

2cfs 90.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

29%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

3.4in

-49% vs normal

3.4 in of precipitation so far this year, 49% below the 30-year normal of 6.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

3.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

6.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.4–10.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-49%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.44" · normal 0.48" (0.1–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.32" · normal 0.55" (0.2–1.1)

Feb

Mar: 0.06" · normal 1.18" (0.4–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 0.32" · normal 1.61" (0.4–3.3)

Apr

May: 1.93" · normal 1.78" (0.5–3.6)

May

Jun: 0.34" (so far)· normal 1.31" (0.5–2.4)

Jun

Jul: normal 1.52" (0.4–3.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.63" (0.5–2.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.90" (0.2–1.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.18" (0.1–2.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.69" (0.1–1.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.57" (0.1–1.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:49 PM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

63°

WED

93°

66°

THU

92°

64°

FRI

97°

63°

SAT

103°

69°

SUN

101°

79°

MON

99°

74°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

94°

mild

94°

89°

85°

80°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

66°

70°

71°

74°

78°

81°

85°

89°

92°

93°

92°

86°

81°

79°

77°

73°

70°

67°

65°

64°

66°

69°

73°

76°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

76°

75°

72°

70°

68°

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

70°

74°

79°

84°

88°

92°

94°

96°

97°

95°

81°

85°

84°

81°

78°

75°

72°

71°

69°

72°

79°

87°

92°

93°

96°

98°

100°

102°

103°

101°

99°

94°

90°

88°

87°

86°

85°

83°

82°

81°

79°

81°

84°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph ENE

G 17 mph

G17

ENE

G16

ESE

G28

ESE

G34

G31

G29

G33

G28

G27

G14

G15

G21

ESE

G17

G18

G21

G19

ESE

G15

SSE

G13

G12

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G16

G28

G33

SSE

G33

G38

SSW

G32

SSW

G42

G33

WSW

G31

WSW

G23

G21

G20

SSE

G14

NNE

ESE

G25

G15

ENE

G18

G26

G20

WNW

WSW

G14

SSE

G18

WSW

G27

G13

G14

WSW

G14

SSW

G10

G16

G24

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

G22

WNW

G24

WNW

G23

WNW

G25

WSW

G25

WSW

G25

G23

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

G22

WSW

G25

WSW

G26

WSW

G26

WSW

G31

WSW

G29

WSW

G38

WSW

G37

WSW

G28

WSW

G30

WSW

G34

WSW

G37

WSW

G39

G38

G36

G34

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

24%

26%

34%

24%

31%

20%

11%

12%

17%

18%

14%

47%

52%

54%

18%

17%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

11%

clear

11%

100%

71%

28%

50%

100%

80%

100%

62%

100%

50%

100%

19%

100%

96%

100%

19%

100%

86%

100%

36%

15%

14%

100%

46%

94%

10%

100%

11%

100%

53%

23%

57%

11%

100%

12%

51%

46%

18%

100%

78%

99%

100%

65%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

872

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:33 AM

SUNSET

08:22 PM

14H 49M OF DAYLIGHT4H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

61% illuminated

Station Location

38.1085, -103.9676

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 16:19 UTC

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