Colorado River Near Dotsero, Co. Realtime Data
COLORADO RIVER NEAR DOTSERO, CO.
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
1,290
Discharge (cfs)
2.7
Gauge Height (ft)
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 1,290 cfs, and a gauge height of 2.70 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 1,331 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The primary constituents of the river are snowmelt and precipitation from the surrounding mountains. There are several potential tributaries that could impact the flow, including Eagle River and Roaring Fork River. Additionally, there are several dams along the Colorado River that could impact flow, including Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam. The river experiences seasonal trends with higher flows in the spring and summer due to snowmelt. An interesting fact about the hydrology of the Colorado river is that it is the primary source of water for over 40 million people in the western United States.
July 17, 2026
| Elevation | 6,113.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 2.7 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 6124.29 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 1290.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 386.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 6.2 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 4.6 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 8.8 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 20.7 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 75% |
| Year Over Year Average | 1,740 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 16,800 cfs |
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