Apishapa River

Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.

Where it is

Segments are the HUC8 watersheds the gauges sit in, numbered upstream to downstream. Use the buttons to switch between the state and the river.

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About the Apishapa River

This report follows 130 miles (210 km) of the Apishapa River, all within the Apishapa watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 1,137 square miles. Named tributaries joining it here include the Tejana Arroyo, Mustang Creek, Salado Creek and Buffalo Arroyo. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1938 to 2026.

From the archive: NHDPlus river network, WBD watersheds, NHD waterbodies, TIGER urban areas and the report's gauges.

From the headwaters down

Each watershed segment in order, with last week's flow rated against the same week in 1991–2020.

  1. Segment 1: Apishapa

    No data last week.

    Median conductance 388 µS/cm in the 2010s.

Reservoirs

No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.

Sources

Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.