2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Strong northwest winds will spread across the northeast plains after sunrise today, with gusts 45 to 65 mph creating critical fire weather conditions despite somewhat marginal humidity values near 20%. Early Friday, westerly downslope winds will bring strong gusts to the Front Range mountains and foothills, with potential for these to spread into wind-favored portions of the adjacent lower elevations. Peak gusts of 70-90 mph are increasing in likelihood for the windiest locations (considerably lower for areas along and east of I-25). With a warmer and drier air mass in place, humidity values in the teens look to extend into much of the foothills, and certainly across the lower elevations. Such conditions may be a longer duration than usual, with potential for low humidity to extend into the evening hours prior to the arrival of a front. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 216, 241, 243, 245, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 80 mph in and near the foothills. West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for areas roughly along and east of I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Silver River
was last observed at
664
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
1,317
acre-ft of water today; about 91%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
727 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2019-12-10 when daily discharge volume was observed at
2,950 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Silver River Near Ocala
reporting a streamflow rate of 506 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Silver River Near L'Anse
with a gauge stage of 7.04 ft.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Silver River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 625 ft, the
Silver River Near L'Anse.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-11-28 |
| Discharge Volume | 1,317 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
664.0 cfs
-316.0 cfs (-32.24%) |
| Percent of Normal | 91.35% |
| Maximum |
2,950.0 cfs
2019-12-10 |
| Seasonal Avg | 727 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Silver River Near L'Anse
USGS 04043150 |
156 cfs | 7.04 ft | -66.6 | |||||
|
Silver River Near Ocala
USGS 02239501 |
506 cfs | 1.16 ft | 0 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Silver River, aka the Big Silver River and Big Silver Creek, or zácta in the St'at'imcets language of the In-SHUCK-ch people, is the second-largest stream entering Harrison Lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada (the largest is the Lillooet River, at the head of the lake). Rising in the central Lillooet Ranges to the east of the lake, it is approximately 40 km in length; its main tributary is the Little Silver River. A logging camp at its mouth was once a thriving community named Silver River.
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