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North Fork Snake River near Idaho Springs, CO

River5.0 mi
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Around North Fork Snake River

1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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

North Fork Snake River is a 5.0 mile river near Colorado Adventure Center in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Snake River near Montezuma, CO (site 09047500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1943 to 2026

North Fork Snake River typically runs highest in June, at a median 277 cfs, and lowest in March, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 870 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at Snake River near Montezuma, CO, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1211 to 15
February119.4 to 12
March109.1 to 12
April1613 to 20
May7043 to 110
June277189 to 376
July11181 to 163
August5542 to 66
September3427 to 41
October2622 to 31
November1917 to 23
December1513 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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snake River near Montezuma, CO (site 09047500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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