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Around West Fork Clear Creek
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Fork Clear Creek is a 12.2 mile river near The Flyfisher Guide Service in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Fork Clear Creek above Mouth near Empire, CO (site 06716100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
West Fork Clear Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 301 cfs, and lowest in January, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 720 cfs, in 1995.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 9.9 to 14 |
| February | 12 | 9.8 to 13 |
| March | 12 | 11 to 15 |
| April | 18 | 16 to 27 |
| May | 75 | 51 to 106 |
| June | 301 | 218 to 391 |
| July | 113 | 90 to 179 |
| August | 49 | 39 to 66 |
| September | 28 | 23 to 41 |
| October | 24 | 19 to 30 |
| November | 17 | 15 to 21 |
| December | 14 | 11 to 18 |
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 31 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Fork Clear Creek above Mouth near Empire, CO (site 06716100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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