Ute Creek (Rio Grande Headwaters)
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)
Show 2 notes
- fallback Ute Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 65% of days come from usgs; codwr 35% fill days usgs does not cover, so the source changes within the record.
- flatline Ute Creek Near Fort Garland, CO: 95 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 4.0 cfs for 90 days from Dec 1, 1930; 6.0 cfs for 90 days from Dec 1, 1940; 5.0 cfs for 62 days from Dec 1, 1924. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Creek Near Fort Garland, CO | Alamosa-Trinchera | codwr, usgs | 1923-04-30 | 2026-10-26 | 5401 |