Ute Creek (Rio Grande Headwaters)

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.

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  • 1Alamosa-Trinchera
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About the Ute Creek (Rio Grande Headwaters)

This report follows 22 miles (36 km) of the Ute Creek (Rio Grande Headwaters), all within the Alamosa-Trinchera watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 263 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Trinchera Creek. Named tributaries joining it here include the Sangre de Cristo Creek. Reservoirs on this reach: Smith Reservoir. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1923 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.

  1. Alamosa-Trinchera

    38 cfs last week much above normal, 25 dry days this year.

    Median conductance 99 µS/cm in the 2020s. Rain over the last 3 months: 198% of normal.

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.