Lightner 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 (0)
No warnings.
Context (2)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Lightner Creek Near Durango, CO (last 1949). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- flatline Lightner Creek Near Durango, CO: 26 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.0 cfs for 140 days from Oct 15, 1930; 3.0 cfs for 94 days from Nov 27, 1937; 2.0 cfs for 90 days from Dec 1, 1932. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightner Creek Near Durango, CO | Animas | codwr, usgs | 1927-10-03 | 1949-09-19 | 1147 |