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Around Lake Fork
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Source: USDA Forest Service · 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
Lake Fork is a 6.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lake Fork San Miguel RV above Trout Lake near Ophir CO (site 09171240). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2012 to 2026
Lake Fork typically runs highest in June, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in December, at 4.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 180 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 4.1 to 14 |
| February | 11 | 3.8 to 13 |
| March | 8.4 | 3.1 to 12 |
| April | 5.3 | 3.8 to 9.3 |
| May | 20 | 15 to 27 |
| June | 53 | 31 to 79 |
| July | 19 | 13 to 34 |
| August | 14 | 9.0 to 20 |
| September | 8.8 | 6.8 to 14 |
| October | 6.2 | 5.3 to 11 |
| November | 4.5 | 3.9 to 6.3 |
| December | 4.4 | 3.3 to 8.8 |
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 14 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lake Fork San Miguel RV above Trout Lake near Ophir CO (site 09171240). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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