Conejos River

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

Major flood on the Conejos River

Readings through Nov 4, 10:45 PM Mountain time

A Weather Service gauge on this river reached flood stage in the last 3 days. The map marks it with a diamond; one that pulses was in flood at its last reading, and a dashed ring means the gauge has stopped reporting.

  • Conejos River near Mogote, CO

    Major flood

    Peak 7.5 ft on Nov 2, 11:15 AM. Last reading Nov 4, 10:15 PM: 4.8 ft, below flood stage. Weather Service gauge page

Not a warning. This page is rebuilt at least once a day, and again when a river's flood status changes, so it can be hours out of date. For what is happening now, see the Weather Service's current river levels and its flood safety advice.

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 Conejos River

This report follows 92 miles (147 km) of the Conejos River, all within the Conejos watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 768 square miles. Named tributaries joining it here include the Rio San Antonio, North Branch Conejos River, Elk Creek and South Fork Conejos River. Reservoirs on this reach: Platoro Reservoir. 7 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1903 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. Conejos

    504 cfs last week much above normal, 128 dry days this year.

    Median conductance 62 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 191% of normal.

Reservoirs

ReservoirCompletedMain purposeStorage, acre-ft
Platoro Dam1951Flood Risk Reduction73,317

From the archive: National Inventory of Dams (USACE) and the reservoir registry.

Sources

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