Crystal River above Avalanche Crk, Near Redstone, CO

USGS Site No: 09081600Crystal River • Pitkin County, CO

Crystal River above Avalanche Crk, Near Redstone, CO on the Crystal River is currently at 758 cfs (Low — 15th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.53 ft.

Reading from

758
CFS Discharge
2.53
Gage Height (ft)
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 666
25th Low threshold 935 Today: 758 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,260
75th High threshold 1,620
95th Very High threshold 2,230

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.

2.2k 1.1k 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 767
May 27, 2026 600
May 26, 2026 548
May 25, 2026 475
May 24, 2026 381
May 23, 2026 350
May 22, 2026 362
May 21, 2026 373
May 20, 2026 408
May 19, 2026 473
May 18, 2026 600
May 17, 2026 710
May 16, 2026 770
May 15, 2026 807
Apr 20, 2026 157
Apr 19, 2026 158
Apr 18, 2026 163
Apr 17, 2026 179
Apr 16, 2026 183
Apr 15, 2026 198
Apr 14, 2026 214
Apr 13, 2026 212
Apr 12, 2026 221
Apr 11, 2026 233
Apr 10, 2026 224
Apr 9, 2026 220
Apr 8, 2026 215
Apr 7, 2026 215
Apr 6, 2026 211
Apr 5, 2026 211

Station Information

USGS Site No
09081600
State
CO
County
Pitkin County
Coordinates
39.2326, -107.2275
Drainage Area
167 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,906.8
HUC Code
14010004
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
4.5 ft
Flood Stage
5.0 ft
Moderate Flood
5.5 ft
Major Flood
6.0 ft

Currently 2.47 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,270 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
25 cfs
Jan 10, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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