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Dolores River Water Level & Fishing Conditions

DOLORES RIVER BELOW RICO, CO. · USGS 09165000 · Colorado · 37.6389, -108.0604

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
1.28 ft
Flow 15.6 cfs · as of Aug 18, 3:45 AM UTC

Flow is 15.6 cfs.

Flow
15.6 cfs
Gauge Height
1.28 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 09165000 is a public stream gauge on Dolores 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 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Dolores River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Dolores River?

Dolores River is currently flowing at 15.6 cfs at USGS gauge 09165000 as of Aug 18, 3:45 AM UTC.

Is Dolores River above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Dolores River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Dolores River?

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

What other gauges should I check near Dolores River?

Nearby gauges worth checking include CASCADE CR ABV CASCADE CR DIVERSION NR ROCKWOOD CO (13.2 miles away), CASCADE CR BLW CASCADE CR DIVERSION NR ROCKWOOD CO (13.2 miles away), ANIMAS RIVER AT TALL TIMBER RESORT ABOVE TACOMA,CO (15.8 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Dolores River?

NOAA forecast data for Dolores River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

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