Uncompahgre River Below Ridgway Reservoir, Co Realtime Data
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, CO
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
196
Discharge (cfs)
2.3
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 09147025
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 196 cfs, and a gauge height of 2.33 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 199 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river is fed by several tributaries, including the Dallas Creek, Cow Creek, and Cimarron River. Ridgway Reservoir, a dam built in 1987, moderates the river's flow and provides irrigation water for the region. In the summer, the river's flow decreases as water is diverted for irrigation, while in the winter, the flow increases from snowmelt. Interestingly, the Uncompahgre River was once home to the largest salmon population in the Colorado River system, but they went extinct due to dam building and irrigation diversions.
August 16, 2026
| Elevation | 6,659.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 2.33 ft |
| Precipitation, total, in | 0.0 in |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 6647.57 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 196.0 ft3/s |
| Percent of Normal | 56% |
| Year Over Year Average | 350 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 1,030 cfs |
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