Waterlands
Arkansas River
CO DWR · ARKSALCO
ARKANSAS RIVER
CO DWR · ARKSALCOLIVE

Arkansas River At Salida, Co.

CHAFFEE COUNTY, CO38.5460°N, -106.0107°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
256cfs
AIR TEMP
56°F
WIND
2mph SSE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
256cfs
Optimal band: 244330 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
340cfs
PERIOD LOW
252cfs
RUNNABLE
86%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.7in

-29% vs normal

5.67 in of precipitation so far this year, 29% below the 30-year normal of 8.02 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.0–11.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-29%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.28" · normal 0.88" (0.4–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.55" · normal 0.96" (0.5–1.4)
Feb
Mar: 0.84" · normal 1.35" (0.4–2.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 1.86" (0.8–3.1)
Apr
May: 1.98" · normal 1.92" (0.6–3.4)
May
Jun: 0.54" (so far)· normal 1.41" (0.5–2.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.33" (0.9–4.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.44" (0.8–4.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.37" (0.6–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.25" (0.3–2.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.01" (0.4–1.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.88" (0.3–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:50 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
89°
53°
WED
87°
57°
THU
86°
50°
FRI
88°
49°
SAT
89°
48°
SUN
87°
50°
MON
88°
47°
TIME
TUE
11
NOW
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FRI
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
84°
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87°
89°
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85°
80°
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71°
76°
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66°
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58°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
16mph W
G 21 mph
16
G21
W
18
G24
WSW
17
G23
WSW
17
G24
WSW
22
G26
WSW
21
G27
WSW
21
G26
WSW
19
G25
W
17
G24
W
12
G22
W
5
G15
WSW
6
NE
11
G14
ESE
14
G20
SE
4
G5
NE
9
G13
SE
15
G24
SE
9
G19
SE
2
G9
SW
4
WNW
2
G5
WNW
11
G15
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11
G13
SE
7
G14
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6
G13
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19
G22
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19
G23
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16
G20
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7
G19
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13
G28
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15
G24
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23
G39
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14
G28
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6
G17
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22
G33
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3
G15
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5
G9
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4
G7
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4
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3
G4
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4
G6
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4
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4
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5
G6
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3
G6
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3
G15
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4
G17
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7
G18
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13
G19
WSW
17
G22
WSW
17
G22
WSW
19
G23
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15
G19
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29
WSW
11
G18
WSW
7
G25
WNW
3
G10
NNW
4
G7
WNW
5
G6
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5
G6
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6
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6
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4
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2
G3
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2
G3
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3
G4
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4
G5
SW
4
SW
3
G5
SSW
3
G7
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4
G17
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15
G20
WSW
17
G21
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19
G20
W
18
G19
W
16
G19
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20
W
21
WSW
20
SSE
7
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6
G15
WSW
6
G12
SSW
6
G10
SW
4
G9
SW
5
G7
WSW
4
G7
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5
G7
WSW
3
G8
SW
3
G6
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3
G5
SW
4
G5
SW
5
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4
G6
SSW
5
G11
S
8
G22
SSW
13
G27
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13
G26
WSW
15
G23
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14
G22
W
15
G22
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18
G22
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20
G22
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21
G22
WSW
20
G22
WSW
17
G21
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12
G19
WSW
8
G17
WSW
7
G14
WSW
6
G11
SW
6
G11
SW
6
G14
SW
6
G19
SW
7
G21
SSW
6
G17
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PRECIP
chance %
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2%
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1%
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5%
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20%
8%
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8%
41%
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15%
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15%
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4%
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4%
4%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
25%
25%
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25%
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10%
3%
3%
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3%
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3%
1%
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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%
7%
24%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
61%
0%
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100%
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100%
46%
5%
0%
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0%
8%
100%
16%
15%
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100%
100%
7%
100%
100%
100%
12%
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100%
5%
100%
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100%
0%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
5%
0%
0%
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100%
100%
13%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
5%
6%
8%
52%
9%
7%
6%
10%
8%
5%
3%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
795
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
08:32 PM
14H 52M OF DAYLIGHT9H 24M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

38.5460, -106.0107
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 11:08 UTC
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