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Cross Creek in Colorado

Stream11.0 mi
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Around Cross Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Cross Creek is an 11.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cross Creek near Minturn, CO (site 09065100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1957 to 2026

Cross Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 239 cfs, and lowest in February, at 3.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 794 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Cross Creek near Minturn, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3.72.6 to 5.1
February3.42.3 to 4.7
March4.32.5 to 6.1
April1710 to 32
May11072 to 172
June239171 to 337
July8950 to 138
August2918 to 46
September1611 to 27
October117.1 to 19
November7.25.0 to 9.8
December5.03.5 to 6.6

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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cross Creek near Minturn, CO (site 09065100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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