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TIMPAS CREEK

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TIMPAS CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR SWINK, CO.

OTERO COUNTY, CO38.0031°N, -103.6561°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

24cfs

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

3mph WNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

24cfs 10.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 32–44 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

208cfs

PERIOD LOW

17cfs

RUNNABLE

14%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

3.7in

-50% vs normal

3.67 in of precipitation so far this year, 50% below the 30-year normal of 7.28 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

3.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

3.6–11.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-50%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.79" · normal 0.48" (0.1–0.9)

Jan

Feb: 0.33" · normal 0.55" (0.2–1.0)

Feb

Mar: 0.08" · normal 1.16" (0.3–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 0.17" · normal 1.53" (0.5–3.1)

Apr

May: 1.42" · normal 1.86" (0.6–4.1)

May

Jun: 0.85" · normal 1.39" (0.6–2.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 1.50" (0.5–3.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.66" (0.6–2.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 0.80" (0.2–1.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.20" (0.1–2.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.67" (0.1–1.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.57" (0.1–1.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:53 AM

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