Uncompahgre River Near Ridgway, Co.

USGS Site No: 09146200Uncompahgre River • Ouray County, CO

Uncompahgre River Near Ridgway, Co. on the Uncompahgre River is currently at 181 cfs (Very Low — 7th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.55 ft.

Reading from

181
CFS Discharge
2.55
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 277 Today: 181 cfs
25th Low threshold 423
50th (Median) Normal (median) 568
75th High threshold 705
95th Very High threshold 1,080

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 534 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 177
May 27, 2026 143
May 26, 2026 137
May 25, 2026 123
May 24, 2026 106
May 23, 2026 97
May 22, 2026 95
May 21, 2026 95
May 20, 2026 108
May 19, 2026 128
May 18, 2026 167
May 17, 2026 202
May 16, 2026 209
May 15, 2026 222
Apr 20, 2026 57
Apr 19, 2026 59
Apr 18, 2026 60
Apr 17, 2026 62
Apr 16, 2026 61
Apr 15, 2026 63
Apr 14, 2026 62
Apr 13, 2026 60
Apr 12, 2026 62
Apr 11, 2026 63
Apr 10, 2026 58
Apr 9, 2026 57
Apr 8, 2026 57
Apr 7, 2026 60
Apr 6, 2026 78
Apr 5, 2026 87

Station Information

USGS Site No
09146200
State
CO
County
Ouray County
Coordinates
38.1839, -107.7459
Drainage Area
149 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,881.8
HUC Code
14020006
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
5.0 ft
Flood Stage
5.8 ft
Moderate Flood
8.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 3.25 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
788 cfs
Jun 3, 2025
Min discharge
35 cfs
Jan 27, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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