Waterlands
Arkansas River
CO DWR · ARKCANCO
ARKANSAS RIVER
CO DWR · ARKCANCOLIVE

Arkansas River At Canon City

CAÑON CITY, CO38.4336°N, -105.2578°W Updated 1 d ago
FLOW RATE
218cfs
AIR TEMP
66°F
WIND
4mph ESE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
218cfs
Optimal band: 185251 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
218cfs
PERIOD LOW
218cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.8in

-34% vs normal

5.77 in of precipitation so far this year, 34% below the 30-year normal of 8.78 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

8.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

4.5–13.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-34%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.65" (0.2–1.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.39" · normal 0.73" (0.3–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 1.13" · normal 1.46" (0.6–2.6)
Mar
Apr: 0.95" · normal 2.18" (0.7–3.5)
Apr
May: 2.32" · normal 2.34" (0.9–4.1)
May
Jun: 0.42" (so far)· normal 1.89" (0.8–3.8)
Jun
Jul: normal 2.65" (1.1–4.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.38" (0.9–4.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.27" (0.3–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.80" (0.3–1.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.63" (0.3–1.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:02 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
100°
63°
WED
90°
66°
THU
87°
63°
FRI
94°
61°
SAT
96°
60°
SUN
95°
59°
MON
95°
62°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
89°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph WNW
G 13 mph
8
G13
WNW
8
G15
W
15
G23
WSW
10
G25
WSW
13
G25
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15
G27
WNW
19
G26
WNW
16
G26
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15
G21
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7
G14
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5
G16
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6
G16
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16
G33
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10
G20
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12
G17
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11
G20
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7
G11
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4
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8
G11
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5
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G11
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16
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16
G20
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13
G15
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8
G16
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14
G23
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9
G17
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2
G9
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3
G6
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7
G8
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13
G25
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9
G17
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9
G10
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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G8
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G10
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G15
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G15
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6
G13
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21
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15
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12
G17
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G15
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11
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15
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17
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16
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20
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4
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29
G31
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4
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3
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8
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12
G21
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G25
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30
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35
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26
G28
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18
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
35%
15%
44%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
50%
28%
96%
95%
66%
16%
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100%
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5%
100%
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73%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
7%
9%
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21%
68%
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8%
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100%
27%
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27%
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6%
91%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
843
843840841839841839839836836835835834834829831830831828827
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:38 AM
SUNSET
08:28 PM
14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT10H 35M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
58% illuminated

Station Location

38.4336, -105.2578
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 09:53 UTC
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