SNOFLO



HUERFANO RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
April 11, 2025

Fire Weather Watch
2025-04-12T20:00:00-06:00

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.


Total streamflow across the Huerfano River was last observed at 44 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 88 acre-ft of water today; about 254% of normal. River levels are high. Average streamflow for this time of year is 17 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2015-10-01 when daily discharge volume was observed at 1,703 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Huerfano River At Badito reporting a streamflow rate of 12.70 cfs. However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the Huerfano River Near Boone with a gauge stage of 4.02 ft. This river is monitored from 4 different streamgauging stations along the Huerfano River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 8,202 ft, the Huerfano R At Manzanares Xing.

Last Updated 2025-04-04
Discharge Volume 88 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 44.4 cfs
+32.3 cfs (+266.94%)
Percent of Normal 254.13%
Maximum 1,703.0 cfs
2015-10-01
Seasonal Avg 17 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
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Seasonal Discharge Comparison
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Maximum Streamflow Discharge
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Weather Forecast

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Streamflow Elevation Profile
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Huerfano River is a 113-mile-long (182 km) tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source on Blanca Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado. It joins the Arkansas in Pueblo County just south of the town of Boone. One major tributary is the Cucharas River.
The Huerfano River was named after the nearby Huerfano Butte. Huerfano is derived from a Spanish name meaning "orphan", so named from the butte's remote location.