Mud 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 (2)
- warning: gap Mud Creek At State Highway 32, Near Cortez, CO: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (2,496 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1986 to Jul 31, 1993 (2,496 days).
- warning: gap Mud Creek Near Cortez, CO: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (730 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1981 to Sep 30, 1983 (730 days).
Context (3)
Show 3 notes
- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Mud Creek Near Cortez, CO (last 1984). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- single gauge McElmo: 98% of this segment's weeks rest on a single gauge; the segment value is that gauge in those weeks, and jumps when other gauges join or drop out.
- spike Mud Creek At State Highway 32, Near Cortez, CO: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 24 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 332 cfs on Nov 1, 2026. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Creek Near Cortez, CO | McElmo | codwr, usgs | 1978-04-03 | 1984-09-24 | 234 |
| Mud Creek At State Highway 32, Near Cortez, CO | McElmo | codwr, usgs | 1981-09-28 | 2026-10-26 | 1996 |