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
Yellow River
was last observed at
2,651
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
5,258
acre-ft of water today; about 71%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
3,712 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2020-09-18 when daily discharge volume was observed at
68,265 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Yellow River Nr Milton
reporting a streamflow rate of 1,200 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Yellow River Nr Oak Grove
with a gauge stage of 80.28 ft.
This river is monitored from 11 different streamgauging stations along the Yellow River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 1,024 ft, the
Yellow River At Babcock.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-17 |
| Discharge Volume | 5,258 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
2,650.8 cfs
-13.4 cfs (-0.5%) |
| Percent of Normal | 71.41% |
| Maximum |
68,265.0 cfs
2020-09-18 |
| Seasonal Avg | 3,712 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yellow River At Babcock
USGS 05402000 |
44 cfs | 2.38 ft | -22.28 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Necedah
USGS 05403000 |
104 cfs | 9.49 ft | 71.46 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Plymouth
USGS 05516500 |
128 cfs | 5.02 ft | 0.71 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Ga 124
USGS 02207120 |
100 cfs | 3.09 ft | -6.76 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Pleasant Hill Rd
USGS 02207220 |
118 cfs | 1.49 ft | -12.41 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Knox
USGS 05517000 |
277 cfs | 5.3 ft | 38.54 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Ion
USGS 05389000 |
55 cfs | 5.4 ft | 3.54 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Gees Mill Road
USGS 02207335 |
152 cfs | 1.72 ft | -14.04 | |||||
|
Yellow River Nr Oak Grove
USGS 02367900 |
230 cfs | 80.28 ft | -0.83 | |||||
|
Yellow River At Milligan
USGS 02368000 |
316 cfs | 0.86 ft | -0.61 | |||||
|
Yellow River Nr Milton
USGS 02369600 |
1200 cfs | 37.52 ft | -1.63 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Yellow River or Huang He (listen ) is the second longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi). Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai province of Western China, it flows through nine provinces, and it empties into the Bohai Sea near the city of Dongying in Shandong province. The Yellow River basin has an east–west extent of about 1,900 kilometers (1,180 mi) and a north–south extent of about 1,100 km (680 mi). Its total drainage area is about 752,546 square kilometers (290,560 sq mi).
Its basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. There are frequent devastating floods and course changes produced by the continual elevation of the river bed, sometimes above the level of its surrounding farm fields.