Cherry Creek
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Data gaps and disparities
Found automatically in the gauge records behind this river, and notes from a reviewer who checked them against other sources. Gauges need at least 26 weeks of daily data to appear on the Flow tab.
Warnings (1)
- warning: gap Cherry Creek Near Red Mesa, CO: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (13,764 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1950 to Jun 6, 1988 (13,764 days).
Context (3)
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- fallback Cherry Creek Near Red Mesa, CO: 37% of days come from usgs; codwr 63% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Cherry Creek Near Red Mesa, CO: 32 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.0 cfs for 150 days from Oct 2, 1930; 1.0 cfs for 90 days from Dec 1, 1932; 1.0 cfs for 78 days from Nov 15, 1948. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Cherry Creek Near Red Mesa, CO: 30 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 354 days from Aug 1, 2020; 292 days from Apr 30, 2002. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
Values removed (0)
A reading is removed automatically only when it is impossible (for example, a daily mean above the highest flow USGS recorded that water year). Low and zero flows are never removed: rivers here really do dry up.
None.
Gauges
Each row is one physical gauge; "published by" lists every agency copy that was merged into it.
| Gauge | Segment | Published by | First | Last | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Near Red Mesa, CO | Middle San Juan | codwr, usgs | 1928-04-02 | 2026-10-26 | 3178 |