Gunnison River Expeditions / North Rim Hunt Club
Gunnison River near Gunnison River Expeditions / North Rim Hunt Club
About this river
Gunnison River is a 15.7 mile river near Gunnison River Expeditions / North Rim Hunt Club in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel, CO (site 09128000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1911 to 2026
Gunnison River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,555 cfs, and lowest in October, at 425 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,600 cfs, in 1921.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 477 | 380 to 892 | |
| February | 495 | 391 to 815 | |
| March | 604 | 460 to 849 | |
| April | 687 | 425 to 1,505 | |
| May | 2,040 | 745 to 3,680 | |
| June | 2,555 | 715 to 5,655 | |
| July | 850 | 439 to 1,490 | |
| August | 609 | 257 to 994 | |
| September | 451 | 152 to 792 | |
| October | 425 | 273 to 766 | |
| November | 577 | 367 to 897 | |
| December | 500 | 390 to 1,160 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 116 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel, CO (site 09128000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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