DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO
USGS 09168730 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 09168730 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
Map of USGS gauge 09168730 and the river around it
Where DOLORES RIVER NEAR SLICK ROCK, CO sits, with 2 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses are 71°F.
This gauge is on the same river as our page for Dolores River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
NWS observed 5.5 ft stage, 214 ft³/s at Nov 6, 2:00 AM UTC (NWS gauge SLIC2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Our page for Dolores River, on the same river: regulations, guides and shops
USGS gauge page NWS gauge SLIC2
Checked Nov 6, 2:54 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.