Rio Grande At Wagon Wheel Gap, Co Realtime Data
RIO GRANDE AT WAGON WHEEL GAP, CO
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
160
Discharge (cfs)
1.3
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 08217500
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 160 cfs, and a gauge height of 1.30 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 122 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The main flow contributors to the river are snowmelt and rainfall. The river is fed by several tributaries including the Conejos River and the Alamosa River. The river is subject to seasonal trends, with peak flows occurring in the spring due to snowmelt. There are no major dams on the Rio Grande at Wagon Wheel Gap, but there are several small diversion structures for irrigation purposes. Interestingly, the Rio Grande is the fifth-longest river in North America, and it flows from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico.
August 26, 2026
| Elevation | 8,444.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, feet | 1.3 ft |
| Streamflow, ft3/s | 160.0 ft3/s |
| Percent of Normal | 51% |
| Year Over Year Average | 316 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 4,800 cfs |
| Geolocation | 37.77, -106.83 |
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