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Rocky Mountain National Park
The Colorado River originates near the Continental Divide in the park's high country.
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Colorado River below Cooper Wasteway near Yuma, AZ
Yuma County, Arizona · USGS 09522005
Latest observation
What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Colorado River at its USGS monitoring location in Yuma County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.
STREAMFLOW
—No recent reading available.
GAUGE HEIGHT
—No recent reading available.
WATER TEMPERATURE
—Temporarily unavailable.
How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
Gauge height (ft)
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
24-hour change
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
Historical median
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
River Pulse
Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.
NOAA flood stage
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
EXPLORE
Continue along the Colorado River
Connect this monitoring-location reading with verified places and official visitor information. A gauge describes conditions only at its location; it is not itself a public access point.
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Canyonlands National Park
The Colorado and Green rivers meet in the heart of Canyonlands before entering Cataract Canyon.
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Includes Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River corridor down to Lees Ferry.
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Grand Canyon National Park
The Colorado forms the central river corridor through Grand Canyon and supports one of the world's iconic multi-day river trips.
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About this gauge
Site type: Stream
County: Yuma County
Drainage area: —
Current measurements: 0
DATA SOURCE
Official USGS station
Get Water Data organizes provisional public monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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