Colorado River At Windy Gap, Near Granby, Co. Realtime Data
COLORADO RIVER AT WINDY GAP, NEAR GRANBY, CO.
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
140
Discharge (cfs)
3.8
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 09034250
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 140 cfs, and a gauge height of 3.75 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 143 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river's flow is affected by several factors, including snowmelt, tributaries such as the Fraser River, and the usage of water for irrigation and other purposes. The Windy Gap Dam, built in the 1980s, diverts water from the river for use in the Front Range of Colorado. Seasonal trends show higher flow rates during the spring and early summer months, with lower rates during the winter. Interestingly, the Colorado River is known for its unique turquoise color, caused by sediment carried from upstream erosion.
July 14, 2026
| Elevation | 7,789.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 3.75 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 7794.23 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 140.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 117.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 6.3 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 5.6 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.7 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 15.7 deg C |
| Precipitation, total, in | 0.0 in |
| Percent of Normal | 65% |
| Year Over Year Average | 217 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 4,820 cfs |
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