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BLUE RIVER

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BLUE RIVER BELOW DILLON, CO.

SILVERTHORNE, CO39.6255°N, -106.0664°W Updated 11 hr ago

FLOW RATE

54cfs

AIR TEMP

50°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

54cfs 35.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 46–62 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

350cfs

PERIOD LOW

54cfs

RUNNABLE

67%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

11.3in

≈ normal

11.3 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 12.35 in).

YTD Total

11.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

12.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.7–14.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.54" · normal 1.63" (0.7–2.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.07" · normal 1.74" (1.0–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.62" · normal 2.29" (1.2–3.5)

Mar

Apr: 2.34" · normal 3.09" (2.0–4.4)

Apr

May: 3.20" · normal 2.46" (1.3–3.7)

May

Jun: 0.54" (so far)· normal 1.47" (0.6–2.5)

Jun

Jul: normal 2.29" (1.1–3.7)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.40" (1.4–3.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.89" (0.9–3.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.86" (1.1–2.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.68" (0.8–2.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.49" (0.7–2.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:53 AM

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

48°

WED

80°

52°

THU

76°

45°

FRI

77°

45°

SAT

78°

42°

SUN

74°

42°

MON

76°

43°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

77°

78°

79°

80°

79°

77°

75°

72°

66°

64°

63°

58°

56°

54°

53°

52°

55°

64°

70°

75°

76°

78°

79°

80°

79°

75°

74°

73°

64°

65°

56°

53°

49°

46°

49°

46°

50°

52°

57°

62°

64°

69°

71°

72°

75°

71°

76°

69°

67°

66°

60°

48°

45°

46°

45°

51°

60°

67°

70°

73°

75°

76°

77°

76°

74°

72°

68°

63°

60°

58°

52°

48°

46°

43°

42°

43°

51°

62°

66°

69°

72°

75°

77°

78°

77°

74°

71°

66°

62°

61°

60°

58°

56°

52°

49°

45°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph WNW

G 20 mph

G20

WNW

G24

G22

WNW

G23

G21

WNW

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

G19

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G13

SSW

G13

ESE

SSE

G17

ESE

G22

WNW

G23

G21

WNW

G20

WNW

G18

WSW

G22

WSW

G28

G20

WSW

G17

G23

WSW

G20

WSW

G24

WNW

G19

WNW

ESE

NNW

G11

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G25

WNW

G15

G26

WNW

G13

G22

WSW

G16

WNW

SSE

G10

SSE

G20

G26

WSW

G26

G22

G20

WSW

G21

G22

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

WSW

G26

WSW

G29

WSW

G32

G14

G11

SSE

G25

G28

SSW

G20

G18

G28

G36

WSW

G34

WSW

G32

WSW

G30

WSW

G28

WSW

G26

WSW

G25

G26

WSW

G27

WSW

G27

G28

G29

G30

G31

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G24

SSW

G19

PRECIP

chance %

19%

32%

56%

64%

50%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

48%

100%

96%

100%

32%

100%

99%

58%

100%

54%

100%

60%

10%

15%

91%

95%

100%

11%

12%

11%

85%

91%

100%

35%

77%

100%

11%

37%

100%

88%

11%

76%

63%

47%

33%

20%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

748

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Cool

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:37 AM

SUNSET

08:35 PM

14H 58M OF DAYLIGHT9H 15M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

59% illuminated

Station Location

39.6255, -106.0664

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:20 UTC

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