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Cottonwood Creek Near Buena Vista

BUENA VISTA, CO38.8373°N, -106.1229°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

2cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

2cfs

Optimal band: 7–9 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

35cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

8.3in

≈ normal

8.34 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 9.08 in).

YTD Total

8.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

9.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

6.0–11.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.60" · normal 0.85" (0.4–1.6)

Jan

Feb: 0.95" · normal 0.97" (0.5–1.4)

Feb

Mar: 0.85" · normal 1.39" (0.6–2.5)

Mar

Apr: 2.11" · normal 1.94" (0.7–3.2)

Apr

May: 2.96" · normal 2.00" (0.9–3.4)

May

Jun: 0.65" · normal 1.51" (0.5–2.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.23" (so far)· normal 2.63" (1.1–4.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.64" (0.9–4.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.41" (0.6–2.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.19" (0.3–2.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.00" (0.4–1.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.92" (0.3–1.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:11 AM

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Station Location

38.8373, -106.1229

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DATA · CO DWR · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC

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