Colorado River at Rulison Water Level & Fishing Conditions

COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO. · USGS 09092570 · Colorado · 39.4942, -107.9383

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Source: USGS station 09092570 · page generated Nov 15, 11:52 PM UTC. USGS real-time data are provisional and may be revised.

About This Gauge

USGS 09092570 is a public stream gauge on Colorado River in Colorado. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 2 same-waterway gauges nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.

Colorado River Flood and Flow Records

The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 18,900 cfs, on June 9, 2024. The highest water level on record is 14.47 ft, on June 11, 2024. Annual peak records here run from 2022 to 2024.

Gauges Along Colorado River

USGS runs 27 gauges on Colorado River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This gauge measures runoff from 7,010 square miles of watershed.

1. COLORADO RIVER BELOW BAKER GULCH NR GRAND LAKE, CO · drains 64 sq mi
2. COLORADO RIVER BL SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CO. · drains 190 sq mi
3. COLORADO RIVER BELOW LAKE GRANBY, CO. · drains 312 sq mi
4. COLORADO RIVER NEAR GRANBY, CO · drains 323 sq mi
5. COLORADO RIVER AT WINDY GAP, NEAR GRANBY, CO. · drains 788 sq mi
6. COLORADO RIVER AT HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, CO. · drains 825 sq mi
7. COLORADO RIVER NEAR KREMMLING, CO · drains 2,379 sq mi
8. COLORADO RIVER NEAR RADIUM, CO. · drains 2,412 sq mi
9. COLORADO RIVER BELOW ELK CREEK NEAR MCCOY, CO
10. COLORADO RIVER AT CATAMOUNT BRIDGE, CO · drains 2,930 sq mi
11. COLORADO RIVER NEAR DOTSERO, CO · drains 4,390 sq mi
12. COLORADO RIVER ABOVE GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO · drains 4,556 sq mi
13. COLORADO R ABV ROARING FORK R AT GLENWOOD SPGS, CO · drains 4,560 sq mi
14. COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO · drains 6,014 sq mi
15. COLORADO R ABV SOUTH CANYON CR NR GLENWOOD SPGS CO · drains 6,040 sq mi
16. COLORADO R BLW SOUTH CANYON CR NR GLENWOOD SPGS CO · drains 6,050 sq mi
17. COLORADO RIVER ABOVE DIVIDE CREEK NEAR SILT, CO
18. COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO. · this gauge · drains 7,010 sq mi
19. COLORADO RIVER NEAR DE BEQUE, CO. · drains 7,370 sq mi
20. COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO. · drains 7,986 sq mi
21. COLORADO R. ABV GUNNISON R. AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO
22. COLORADO RIVER AT FRUITA, CO.
23. COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE · drains 17,849 sq mi
24. COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT · drains 24,100 sq mi
25. COLORADO RIVER AT POTASH, UT · drains 25,406 sq mi
26. COLORADO RIVER AT GYPSUM CANYON NEAR HITE, UT · drains 71,200 sq mi
27. COLORADO RIVER AB DIRTY DEVIL RIVER NR HITE, UT · drains 71,270 sq mi

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Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

Other Nearby Gauges

• PARACHUTE CREEK AT PARACHUTE, CO. · 7.1 mi
• RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR NEAR RIFLE, CO · 13.3 mi
• WEST RIFLE CREEK ABOVE RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR, CO · 13.4 mi
• EAST RIFLE CREEK BELOW ELK PARK ROAD NR RIFLE, CO · 14.6 mi
• DIVIDE CREEK NEAR SILT, CO · 17.1 mi
• PLATEAU CREEK BELOW COLLBRAN, CO · 17.7 mi

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