Clear Creek at Golden, CO

USGS Site No: 06719505Clear Creek • Jefferson County, CO

Clear Creek at Golden, CO on the Clear Creek is currently at 222 cfs (Very Low — 4th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.61 ft.

Reading from

222
CFS Discharge
4.61
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
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 504 Today: 222 cfs
25th Low threshold 577
50th (Median) Normal (median) 795
75th High threshold 1,010
95th Very High threshold 1,520

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.

1.1k 572 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 208
May 27, 2026 160
May 26, 2026 136
May 25, 2026 121
May 24, 2026 110
May 23, 2026 115
May 22, 2026 122
May 21, 2026 129
May 20, 2026 127
May 19, 2026 126
May 18, 2026 144
May 17, 2026 129
May 16, 2026 129
May 15, 2026 126
Apr 20, 2026 62
Apr 19, 2026 62
Apr 18, 2026 61
Apr 17, 2026 66
Apr 16, 2026 66
Apr 15, 2026 74
Apr 14, 2026 67
Apr 13, 2026 63
Apr 12, 2026 65
Apr 11, 2026 63
Apr 10, 2026 64
Apr 9, 2026 68
Apr 8, 2026 67
Apr 7, 2026 66
Apr 6, 2026 64
Apr 5, 2026 60

Station Information

USGS Site No
06719505
State
CO
Coordinates
39.7531, -105.2347
Drainage Area
394 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,684.6
HUC Code
101900040402
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.5 ft
Moderate Flood
9.5 ft
Major Flood
10.5 ft

Currently 3.89 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
849 cfs
Jun 15, 2025
Min discharge
16 cfs
Jan 17, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.