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Boulder Creek

Characteristics updated 10 months ago

Flow updated about 7 hours ago

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River Characteristics

Description

Boulder Creek is a 31.4-mile-long creek draining the Rocky Mountains (Dam) to the west of Boulder, Colorado, as well as the city itself and surrounding areas. There are several tributaries such as South Boulder Creek which offers excellent fishing and beautiful sceanery.

Difficulty

Can be challenging if the creek is low or fast.

GPS

40.05165184,-105.1788754

Map

Headwater

Dam

Reservoir

Clarity

⋅ Jun 24, 2022

Flows are decreasing daily, which is helping the clarity.

Wadability

· For the most part...

Since this creek is dam released the wadabilty rating can vary. As of this writing (Aug 4, 2021), the creek is shallow with pockets of fast and deep water.

Caught

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Current Flow

Boulder Creek - Colorado
Gage Station	Temp ℉	Flow (ft ³/s)	Mean (ft ³/s)
boulder creek at north 75th st. near boulder, co	n/a	21.3	21.0
boulder creek at mouth near longmont, co	n/a	67.7	61.7

* Mean data is from Friday -- March 31, 2023

** Updated about 7 hours ago

*** streamflow is the volume of water flowing past a given point in the stream in a given period of time.(USGS)

Historical

* Based on YTD -- 2023

** Toggle legend names for an uncluttered view

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.