Disappointment 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 Disappointment Creek Near Cedar, CO: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (3,165 days in all). Longest: Jul 1, 1944 to Feb 28, 1953 (3,165 days).
Context (5)
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- flatline Disappointment Creek Near Cedar, CO: 3 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 4.5 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1943; 2.0 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1944; 3.0 cfs for 31 days from Aug 1, 1955. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Disappointment Creek Near Cedar, CO: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 63 days from Sep 13, 1955. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- flatline Disappointment Creek Near Dove Creek, CO: 4 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.6 cfs for 31 days from Dec 1, 1957; 1.4 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1958; 1.2 cfs for 31 days from Feb 1, 1960. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Disappointment Creek Near Dove Creek, CO: 2 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 89 days from Jul 24, 1978; 77 days from Dec 19, 1976. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 2 gauges have stopped reporting: Disappointment Creek Near Cedar, CO (last 1956); Disappointment Creek Near Dove Creek, CO (last 1986). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disappointment Creek Near Cedar, CO | Upper Dolores | codwr | 1942-09-28 | 1956-09-24 | 279 |
| Disappointment Creek Near Dove Creek, CO | Upper Dolores | codwr | 1957-07-29 | 1986-09-22 | 1522 |