Florida 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 (4)
- warning: gap Florida R Bl Flor Farmers Ditch, Nr Durango, CO: 4 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (6,400 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1982 to May 6, 1999 (6,062 days); Nov 9, 2001 to Apr 8, 2002 (151 days); Jan 19, 2000 to Apr 24, 2000 (97 days).
- warning: gap Florida River At Bondad, CO: 4 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (8,370 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1983 to Apr 28, 1999 (5,689 days); Oct 1, 1963 to Sep 30, 1967 (1,461 days); Sep 19, 2023 to Sep 30, 2026 (1,108 days).
- warning: gap Florida River Below Lemon Reservoir Nr Durango, CO: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (3,196 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1963 to Jun 30, 1972 (3,196 days).
- warning: gap Florida River Near Durango, CO: 2 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (2,800 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1911 to May 31, 1917 (2,070 days); Oct 1, 1924 to Sep 30, 1926 (730 days).
Context (10)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Florida River Near Durango, CO (last 1960). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- fallback Florida R Bl Flor Farmers Ditch, Nr Durango, CO: 36% of days come from usgs; codwr 64% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- fallback Florida River Above Lemon Reservoir, Nr Bayfield, CO: 54% of days come from usbr_hydrodata; codwr 46% fill days usbr_hydrodata does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Florida River Above Lemon Reservoir, Nr Bayfield, CO: 5 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 50.5 cfs for 47 days from Jan 15, 1999; 12.6 cfs for 35 days from Jan 26, 1996; 20.0 cfs for 33 days from Jan 9, 1997. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- fallback Florida River At Bondad, CO: 50% of days come from usgs; codwr 50% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Florida River At Bondad, CO: 1 run of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 25.0 cfs for 31 days from Oct 1, 1956. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Florida River At Bondad, CO: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 87 days from Dec 6, 2013. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- fallback Florida River Below Lemon Reservoir Nr Durango, CO: 13% of days come from usgs; codwr 87% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Florida River Below Lemon Reservoir Nr Durango, CO: 76 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 11.0 cfs for 134 days from Nov 21, 2005; 11.0 cfs for 131 days from Nov 29, 2008; 11.0 cfs for 129 days from Dec 1, 1978. Below a dam this is usually a steady set release, which is real flow.
- flatline Florida River Near Durango, CO: 59 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 15.0 cfs for 60 days from Jan 1, 1928; 7.0 cfs for 60 days from Jan 1, 1935; 5.0 cfs for 59 days from Jan 1, 1918. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida River Above Lemon Reservoir, Nr Bayfield, CO | Animas | codwr, nwps, usbr_hydrodata | 1972-07-03 | 2026-10-26 | 2835 |
| Florida River Below Lemon Reservoir Nr Durango, CO | Animas | codwr, usgs | 1955-10-03 | 2026-10-26 | 3252 |
| Florida R Bl Flor Farmers Ditch, Nr Durango, CO | Animas | codwr, usgs | 1967-10-02 | 2026-10-26 | 2152 |
| Florida River Near Durango, CO | Animas | codwr, usgs | 1910-10-03 | 1960-09-26 | 2208 |
| Florida River At Bondad, CO | Animas | codwr, usgs | 1956-10-01 | 2026-10-26 | 2417 |
| Florida River Below Lemon Reservoir not in mean | Animas | nwps | 2026-08-17 | 2026-10-26 | 11 |