Cherry Creek

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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  • 1Middle San Juan
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About the Cherry Creek

This report follows 23 miles (38 km) of the Cherry Creek, all within the Middle San Juan watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 77 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the La Plata River. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1928 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. Middle San Juan

    26 cfs last week much above normal, 274 dry days this year.

    Median conductance 584 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 239% of normal.

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.