Colorado River Near Dotsero, CO

USGS Site No: 09070500Colorado River • Eagle County, CO

Colorado River Near Dotsero, CO on the Colorado River is currently at 1,360 cfs (Very Low — 6th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.77 ft.

Reading from

1,360
CFS Discharge
2.77
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 2,280 Today: 1,360 cfs
25th Low threshold 3,790
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6,550
75th High threshold 9,010
95th Very High threshold 14,000

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.

14k 6.9k 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 1,390
May 27, 2026 1,320
May 26, 2026 1,270
May 25, 2026 1,290
May 24, 2026 1,180
May 23, 2026 1,030
May 22, 2026 862
May 21, 2026 922
May 20, 2026 1,030
May 19, 2026 1,110
May 18, 2026 1,190
May 17, 2026 1,240
May 16, 2026 1,260
May 15, 2026 1,290
Apr 20, 2026 719
Apr 19, 2026 795
Apr 18, 2026 1,070
Apr 17, 2026 1,080
Apr 16, 2026 1,170
Apr 15, 2026 1,160
Apr 14, 2026 1,100
Apr 13, 2026 1,090
Apr 12, 2026 1,120
Apr 11, 2026 980
Apr 10, 2026 757
Apr 9, 2026 666
Apr 8, 2026 645
Apr 7, 2026 667
Apr 6, 2026 681
Apr 5, 2026 710

Station Information

USGS Site No
09070500
State
CO
County
Eagle County
Coordinates
39.6446, -107.0780
Drainage Area
4,390 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,121.6
HUC Code
14010001
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
11.5 ft
Flood Stage
12.0 ft
Moderate Flood
13.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 9.23 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,880 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
529 cfs
Feb 21, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges