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.
20 km (12 mi)
1Upper Dolores
river and reservoirs
gauge
About the Dolores River
This report follows 185 miles (298 km) of the Dolores River, all within the Upper Dolores watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 2,155 square miles. Named tributaries joining it here include the Disappointment Creek, Coyote Wash, Beaver Creek, West Dolores River and La Sal Creek. 5 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1895 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.
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Segment 1: Upper Dolores
461 cfs last week much above normal, 63 dry days this year.
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.