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Handy Ditch River
CO DWR · HANDITCO
HANDY DITCH RIVER
CO DWR · HANDITCOLIVE

Handy Ditch

LARIMER COUNTY, CO40.4206°N, -105.2213°W Updated 2 d ago
FLOW RATE
21cfs
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
10mph NW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
21cfs
Optimal band: 2838 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
39cfs
PERIOD LOW
21cfs
RUNNABLE
50%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

9.5in

-32% vs normal

9.5 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 13.93 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

9.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

9.9–17.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.82" · normal 0.84" (0.3–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.55" · normal 0.99" (0.4–1.5)
Feb
Mar: 1.17" · normal 1.80" (0.9–2.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.39" · normal 2.97" (1.3–4.4)
Apr
May: 4.32" · normal 4.20" (2.2–6.2)
May
Jun: 1.26" (so far)· normal 3.22" (1.3–5.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.55" (1.8–5.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.15" (1.7–4.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.21" (0.6–3.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.80" (0.9–3.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.18" (0.5–2.1)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.79" (0.3–1.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:29 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
58°
MON
83°
57°
TUE
90°
57°
WED
91°
58°
THU
92°
61°
FRI
96°
63°
SAT
96°
65°
TIME
MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
59°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph SW
7
SW
7
G8
SW
6
G9
SW
6
G16
SSW
14
G20
SSW
14
G16
S
13
G19
S
11
G27
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17
G33
WSW
24
G39
WSW
18
G34
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21
G29
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22
G28
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19
G30
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20
G29
WSW
17
G28
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4
G19
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4
G15
NNW
9
G10
WNW
8
G9
NNW
9
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5
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7
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10
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4
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3
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5
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6
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2
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2
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6
G19
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9
G21
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15
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7
G10
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G15
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3
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3
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6
G13
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7
G14
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10
G18
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13
G20
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21
SSE
14
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5
NNE
13
G14
NNE
9
NNW
11
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10
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11
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9
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5
G6
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2
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WNW
3
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G15
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14
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10
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8
G11
SSW
3
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7
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10
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13
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PRECIP
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CLOUDS
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4%
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72%
100%
100%
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100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
827
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:33 AM
SUNSET
08:35 PM
15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT16H 6M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
99% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

40.4206, -105.2213
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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-29 04:29 UTC
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