About this river
Yampa River is a 5.0 mile river near Freestone Anglers in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO (site 09239500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2026
Yampa River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,695 cfs, and lowest in January, at 96 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,870 cfs, in 1921.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 79 to 117 | |
| February | 98 | 83 to 118 | |
| March | 140 | 107 to 180 | |
| April | 528 | 368 to 834 | |
| May | 1,630 | 1,100 to 2,180 | |
| June | 1,695 | 1,040 to 2,580 | |
| July | 195 | 134 to 319 | |
| August | 131 | 92 to 169 | |
| September | 97 | 70 to 132 | |
| October | 115 | 87 to 168 | |
| November | 125 | 99 to 152 | |
| December | 100 | 82 to 120 |
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 Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO (site 09239500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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