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TROUBLESOME CREEK

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TROUBLESOME CREEK NEAR TROUBLESOME, CO.

GRAND COUNTY, CO40.0587°N, -106.3052°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

9.12cfs

GAUGE HT

9.54ft

WATER TEMP

13°F

AIR TEMP

57°F

WIND

1mph SE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

9.12cfs 83.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–7 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

11.2cfs

PERIOD LOW

4.3cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.54ft

Water Temperature

13.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.3in

-20% vs normal

8.31 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 10.34 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

10.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.4–12.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.11" · normal 1.47" (0.6–2.3)

Jan

Feb: 1.36" · normal 1.44" (0.8–2.0)

Feb

Mar: 1.24" · normal 1.72" (0.9–2.9)

Mar

Apr: 1.73" · normal 2.15" (1.4–3.3)

Apr

May: 2.36" · normal 2.05" (1.1–3.1)

May

Jun: 0.31" · normal 1.22" (0.4–2.1)

Jun

Jul: 0.21" (so far)· normal 1.17" (0.4–1.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.16" (0.5–2.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.25" (0.4–2.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.60" (0.8–2.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.38" (0.7–2.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.34" (0.6–2.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:40 PM

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Station Location

40.0587, -106.3052

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 13:30 UTC

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