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Colorado River
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COLORADO RIVER
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COLORADO RIVER BELOW BAKER GULCH NR GRAND LAKE, CO

GRAND COUNTY, CO40.3258°N, -105.8567°W Updated 31 min ago
FLOW RATE
49.6cfs
GAUGE HT
4.63ft
WATER TEMP
9°F
AIR TEMP
47°F
WIND
1mph ESE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
49.6cfs 79.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 4359 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
53.4cfs
PERIOD LOW
48.8cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.63ft

Water Temperature

8.5°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.9in

-17% vs normal

9.91 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 11.88 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.4–14.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.20" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.2)
Jan
Feb: 2.16" · normal 1.59" (0.7–2.5)
Feb
Mar: 1.22" · normal 1.90" (1.1–3.0)
Mar
Apr: 2.25" · normal 2.74" (1.7–4.1)
Apr
May: 2.81" · normal 2.58" (1.5–3.9)
May
Jun: 0.27" (so far)· normal 2.10" (0.9–3.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.64" (1.4–4.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.45" (1.3–3.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.72" (0.6–2.9)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.68" (0.9–2.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.43" (0.7–2.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.30" (0.7–1.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:26 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
77°
47°
WED
79°
49°
THU
71°
45°
FRI
74°
45°
SAT
75°
47°
SUN
71°
48°
MON
70°
45°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
77°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph W
G 19 mph
8
G19
W
17
G26
WNW
9
G17
WSW
13
G21
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13
G20
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13
G21
WNW
7
G15
ENE
3
G9
SE
2
G4
WSW
5
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1
G12
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6
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4
G5
NW
6
G7
NNW
3
NNE
1
G2
NNE
2
SSW
3
G5
SE
4
WNW
1
G5
ESE
7
G13
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7
G20
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12
G23
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13
G23
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13
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14
G24
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18
G30
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10
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14
G22
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13
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2
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5
G21
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5
G12
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5
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4
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3
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3
G7
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2
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3
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6
G15
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7
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8
G11
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6
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7
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7
G14
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6
G11
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8
G9
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13
G19
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7
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5
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8
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6
G14
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1
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3
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2
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3
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6
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9
G29
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14
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18
G29
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18
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18
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3
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2
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5
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5
G25
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11
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7
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7
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8
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7
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PRECIP
chance %
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3%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
99%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
78%
0%
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1%
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100%
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100%
42%
77%
11%
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100%
54%
7%
100%
80%
5%
12%
11%
10%
0%
5%
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100%
10%
6%
6%
78%
100%
100%
100%
98%
18%
17%
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11%
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12%
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100%
100%
100%
90%
9%
8%
5%
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0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
748
748746741741746743740740738736736736737735732734734732729
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Cool
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:34 AM
SUNSET
08:37 PM
15H 3M OF DAYLIGHT8H 6M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

40.3258, -105.8567
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 12:31 UTC
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