Waterlands
Arkansas River
CO DWR · ARKWELCO
ARKANSAS RIVER
CO DWR · ARKWELCOLIVE

Arkansas River Near Wellsville, Co.

CHAFFEE COUNTY, CO38.5028°N, -105.9398°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
262cfs
AIR TEMP
55°F
WIND
8mph ESE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
262cfs
Optimal band: 223301 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
262cfs
PERIOD LOW
262cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.3in

-35% vs normal

5.29 in of precipitation so far this year, 35% below the 30-year normal of 8.12 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.0–11.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-35%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.37" · normal 0.88" (0.4–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.70" · normal 0.98" (0.5–1.4)
Feb
Mar: 0.79" · normal 1.37" (0.7–2.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.23" · normal 1.88" (0.8–3.1)
Apr
May: 1.89" · normal 1.95" (0.8–3.4)
May
Jun: 0.32" (so far)· normal 1.41" (0.6–2.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.43" (1.0–4.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.46" (0.8–4.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.38" (0.6–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.28" (0.3–2.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.02" (0.4–1.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.89" (0.3–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:52 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
91°
55°
WED
88°
59°
THU
86°
54°
FRI
87°
52°
SAT
90°
52°
SUN
88°
53°
MON
87°
51°
TIME
TUE
11
NOW
12
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FRI
12
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SAT
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SUN
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
85°
mild
85°
87°
88°
90°
91°
91°
90°
88°
87°
83°
77°
73°
70°
69°
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72°
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62°
60°
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67°
72°
75°
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81°
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59°
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66°
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66°
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80°
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90°
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74°
68°
65°
63°
61°
60°
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59°
56°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
18mph WNW
G 21 mph
18
G21
WNW
19
G25
WNW
20
G26
WNW
19
G26
WNW
20
G25
WNW
20
G28
W
21
G26
W
20
G26
W
15
G21
W
15
G25
W
8
G18
WNW
11
NNW
8
G19
ESE
5
G8
SSE
4
G5
E
8
G17
ESE
13
G18
SE
7
G13
SE
6
G9
ESE
8
G11
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10
G14
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10
G13
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10
G11
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7
G12
ESE
7
G15
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15
G18
WNW
18
G25
WNW
34
G38
SW
11
G18
WNW
10
G22
W
13
G21
SW
21
G36
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24
G41
WNW
8
G19
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17
G29
WNW
10
G23
WSW
8
G10
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5
G9
WSW
4
SW
5
WSW
5
G6
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
6
WSW
5
G6
WSW
6
G15
WSW
8
G17
WSW
9
G18
W
13
G19
WSW
17
G22
W
19
G22
W
19
G23
W
13
G19
WSW
21
G26
WSW
10
G18
W
14
G25
WNW
10
NW
6
G7
WNW
3
G6
SW
5
G6
WSW
6
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5
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2
G3
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3
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4
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5
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5
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4
G5
SW
4
G7
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5
G17
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14
G20
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14
G21
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13
G20
W
15
G19
W
13
G19
W
20
WSW
21
WSW
4
G12
NW
5
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10
G15
SSE
7
G12
SE
2
G10
SSW
5
G9
SSW
6
G7
SW
5
G7
SW
6
G7
SW
7
G8
SSW
6
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6
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6
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6
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5
G6
SW
6
G11
SSW
10
G22
SSW
13
G27
SSW
12
G26
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11
G23
WSW
13
G22
W
16
G22
WSW
17
G22
WSW
19
G22
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19
G22
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21
G22
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18
G21
SW
12
G19
SW
8
G17
SW
7
G14
SW
6
G11
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6
G11
SW
7
G14
SW
7
G19
SW
8
G21
SW
8
G17
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PRECIP
chance %
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0%
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0%
1%
1%
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3%
1%
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2%
3%
2%
1%
1%
0%
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1%
2%
9%
16%
16%
19%
19%
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19%
19%
19%
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19%
19%
19%
7%
7%
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7%
7%
7%
43%
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43%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
28%
28%
28%
28%
28%
28%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
2%
6%
37%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
1%
0%
2%
57%
7%
0%
0%
1%
100%
100%
15%
96%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
94%
100%
100%
42%
100%
17%
0%
0%
7%
9%
43%
8%
73%
80%
17%
99%
52%
100%
100%
100%
100%
12%
100%
100%
100%
0%
13%
86%
100%
53%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
6%
100%
100%
100%
100%
8%
100%
0%
100%
100%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
7%
7%
0%
5%
6%
0%
0%
0%
5%
5%
12%
7%
6%
11%
11%
9%
5%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
799
799796794792796795793790791788790789790783785785786784783
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT9H 15M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

38.5028, -105.9398
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:16 UTC
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