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Colorado River at De Beque Water Level & Fishing Conditions

COLORADO RIVER NEAR DE BEQUE, CO. · USGS 09093700 · Colorado · 39.3625, -108.1526

All Colorado river levels

Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

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Source: USGS station 09093700 · page generated . USGS real-time data are provisional and may be revised.

About This Gauge

USGS 09093700 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.

How Colorado River Runs Through the Year

Across 31 years of USGS daily records, Colorado River here runs highest in June (typically about 11,690 cfs) and lowest in January (about 1,590 cfs). That is a snowmelt pattern: flows build through spring, crest in early summer as high-country snow melts, and the peak month carries about 7 times the flow of the low month.

MonthTypical flow
January1,590 cfs
February1,610 cfs
March1,810 cfs
April2,610 cfs
May7,190 cfs
June11,690 cfs
July5,450 cfs
August2,510 cfs
September2,130 cfs
October2,050 cfs
November (this month)1,910 cfs
December1,670 cfs

Typical flow is the average of the USGS daily median for each day of the month at this gauge.

Colorado River Flood and Flow Records

The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 38,200 cfs, on May 26, 1984. The water stood 14.83 ft on the gauge that day. Annual peak records here run from 1967 to 1997.

Gauges Along Colorado River

USGS runs 27 gauges on Colorado River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This gauge measures runoff from 7,370 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. · drains 7,010 sq mi
  19. COLORADO RIVER NEAR DE BEQUE, CO. · this gauge · 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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the water temperature on Colorado River?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Colorado River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Colorado River?

Other gauges on Colorado River worth checking include COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO. (10.5 miles away), COLORADO RIVER AT RULISON, CO. (14.6 miles away). Same-waterway gauges are usually the best upstream and downstream cross-check when you are deciding whether conditions are improving or dropping out.

When is Colorado River highest and lowest?

Across 31 years of USGS daily records, Colorado River here runs highest in June (typically about 11,690 cfs) and lowest in January (about 1,590 cfs). That is a snowmelt pattern: flows build through spring, crest in early summer as high-country snow melts, and the peak month carries about 7 times the flow of the low month.

What is the highest flow ever recorded on Colorado River?

The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 38,200 cfs, on May 26, 1984. The water stood 14.83 ft on the gauge that day. Annual peak records here run from 1967 to 1997.

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