Cucharas River
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 (0)
No warnings.
Context (2)
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- flatline Cucharas River At Boyd Ranch, Near La Veta, CO: 35 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 8.0 cfs for 69 days from Jan 1, 1961; 12.0 cfs for 62 days from Dec 1, 1961; 8.5 cfs for 61 days from Nov 1, 1959. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Cucharas River At Boyd Ranch, Near La Veta, CO (last 1981). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucharas River At Boyd Ranch, Near La Veta, CO | Huerfano | usgs | 1934-10-01 | 1981-09-21 | 2452 |