Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta, CO

USGS Site No: 07083710Arkansas River • Lake County, CO

Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta, CO on the Arkansas River is currently at 117 cfs (Very Low — 4th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.08 ft.

Reading from

117
CFS Discharge
3.08
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 297 Today: 117 cfs
25th Low threshold 380
50th (Median) Normal (median) 562
75th High threshold 914
95th Very High threshold 1,620

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

959 480 0 cfs Aug 16 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 106
May 27, 2026 104
May 26, 2026 98
May 25, 2026 95
May 24, 2026 89
May 23, 2026 89
May 22, 2026 91
May 21, 2026 92
May 20, 2026 95
May 19, 2026 102
May 18, 2026 109
May 17, 2026 118
May 16, 2026 118
May 15, 2026 121
Aug 31, 2025 96
Aug 30, 2025 101
Aug 29, 2025 96
Aug 28, 2025 102
Aug 27, 2025 116
Aug 26, 2025 97
Aug 25, 2025 96
Aug 24, 2025 84
Aug 23, 2025 93
Aug 22, 2025 78
Aug 21, 2025 74
Aug 20, 2025 76
Aug 19, 2025 77
Aug 18, 2025 80
Aug 17, 2025 84
Aug 16, 2025 88

Station Information

USGS Site No
07083710
State
CO
County
Lake County
Coordinates
39.1639, -106.3200
Drainage Area
238 mi²
Datum (ft)
9,280.0
HUC Code
11020001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
626 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
74 cfs
Aug 21, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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