Clear Creek
Characteristics updated almost 2 years ago
Flow updated about 2 hours ago
Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platt River. Most of it runs through Clear Creek Canyon near Golden, CO, and its Headwaters are near Idaho Springs. For the last several years, lower Clear Creek has had a major construction project going on, which has stained the water. If you fish in the canyon, you might experience some off-color water.
Characteristics & Metrics
Headwater
Natural Flow / Un-dammed / Freestone
High Mountains
Clarity
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May 10, 2024
Noted in the overall description, lower Clear Creek might be off-color due to construction.
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Current Flow
| Gage Station |
Temp
℉
|
Flow
(ft ³/s)
|
Mean
(ft ³/s)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| clear creek abv west fork clear creek nr empire co | n/a | 10.4 | 9.44 |
| clear creek near lawson, co | n/a | 25.2 | 22.4 |
| clear creek at golden, co | n/a | 38.9 | 36.5 |
* Mean data is from
Saturday - February 28, 2026
** Updated
about 2 hours
ago
*** streamflow is the volume of water
flowing past a given point in the stream in a given period of time.(USGS)
Historical
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* Based on YTD --
2026
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Additional Resources
River and steam flow data are acquired from multiped sources. This feature is only available in select states (Colorado only). Flows are updated multiple times a day. Data might be unavailable due to ice or other objects obstructing the gage.
CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN, CO
Update about 9 hours agoFlow: 32 cfs
Data Source:
USGS