Slate River above Baxter Gl @Highway 135 near Crested Butte, CO

USGS Site No: 385106106571000 • Slate River • Gunnison County, CO

Slate River above Baxter Gl @Highway 135 near Crested Butte, CO on the Slate River is currently at 281 cfs (Very High — 126th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.13 ft.

Reading from

281
CFS Discharge
4.13
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 15
25th Low threshold 19
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27
75th High threshold 38
95th Very High threshold 68

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.

1.3k 664 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 299 —
May 27, 2026 261 —
May 26, 2026 262 —
May 25, 2026 237 —
May 24, 2026 198 —
May 23, 2026 180 —
May 22, 2026 177 —
May 21, 2026 183 —
May 20, 2026 200 —
May 19, 2026 228 —
May 18, 2026 274 —
May 17, 2026 317 —
May 16, 2026 362 —
May 15, 2026 396 —
Apr 20, 2026 99 —
Apr 19, 2026 100 —
Apr 18, 2026 107 —
Apr 17, 2026 122 —
Apr 16, 2026 130 —
Apr 15, 2026 141 —
Apr 14, 2026 155 —
Apr 13, 2026 156 —
Apr 12, 2026 160 —
Apr 11, 2026 161 —
Apr 10, 2026 155 —
Apr 9, 2026 148 —
Apr 8, 2026 144 —
Apr 7, 2026 141 —
Apr 6, 2026 136 —
Apr 5, 2026 133 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
385106106571000
State
CO
County
Gunnison County
Coordinates
38.8517, -106.9534
Drainage Area
73 mi²
Datum (ft)
8,815.1
HUC Code
14020001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
706 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
7 cfs
Aug 23, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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