Disappointment 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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About the Disappointment Creek

This report follows 57 miles (92 km) of the Disappointment Creek, all within the Upper Dolores watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 345 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Dolores River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Spring Creek. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1942 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. Upper Dolores

    No data last week.

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.