Sangre de Cristo 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 Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 22 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (5,524 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1916 to Apr 30, 1923 (2,403 days); Aug 1, 1930 to Sep 30, 1931 (426 days); Oct 1, 1929 to Mar 31, 1930 (182 days).
Context (6)
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- single gauge Alamosa-Trinchera: 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.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Sangre De Cristo Creek Above Sangre Cristo Trinchera Canal (last 2026). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- zero run Sangre De Cristo Creek Above Sangre Cristo Trinchera Canal: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 104 days from Jan 22, 2026. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- fallback Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 53% of days come from usgs; codwr 47% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 38 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 11.0 cfs for 70 days from Jan 1, 1948; 7.0 cfs for 59 days from Jan 1, 1946; 8.5 cfs for 48 days from Nov 14, 1961. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 6 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 245 days from Jun 21, 1963; 163 days from Jul 1, 1956. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangre De Cristo Creek Above Sangre Cristo Trinchera Canal | Alamosa-Trinchera | codwr | 2024-03-18 | 2026-04-27 | 99 |
| Sangre De Cristo Creek Near Fort Garland, CO | Alamosa-Trinchera | codwr, usgs | 1916-04-03 | 2026-10-26 | 4976 |