YAMPA RIVER BELOW CRAIG, CO.
USGS 09247600 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 09247600 · Colorado · reports discharge (live), gauge height
What the agencies suggest
Anglers should use a handheld thermometer to test water conditionsColorado Parks and Wildlife
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 9:15 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT to Nov 5, 9:15 PM MST; ranging 163 to 340 ft³/s; latest 250 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 9:15 PM MST | 250 | 1.38 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM MST | 250 | 1.38 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM MST | 253 | 1.39 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM MST | 256 | 1.4 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM MST | 256 | 1.4 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM MST | 259 | 1.41 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM MST | 259 | 1.41 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM MST | 259 | 1.41 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM MST | 259 | 1.41 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM MST | 259 | 1.41 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM MST | 262 | 1.42 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM MST | 262 | 1.42 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM MST | 266 | 1.43 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM MST | 266 | 1.43 | 227–395 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM MST | 269 | 1.44 | 227–395 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM MST | 269 | 1.44 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST | 269 | 1.44 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM MST | 272 | 1.45 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM MST | 272 | 1.45 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM MST | 272 | 1.45 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM MST | 275 | 1.46 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM MST | 272 | 1.45 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM MST | 275 | 1.46 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM MST | 275 | 1.46 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM MST | 278 | 1.47 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM MST | 282 | 1.48 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM MST | 285 | 1.49 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM MST | 291 | 1.51 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM MST | 295 | 1.52 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM MST | 295 | 1.52 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM MST | 298 | 1.53 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM MST | 298 | 1.53 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM MST | 301 | 1.54 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM MST | 305 | 1.55 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM MST | 308 | 1.56 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM MST | 312 | 1.57 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM MST | 312 | 1.57 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM MST | 315 | 1.58 | 210–394 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM MST | 319 | 1.59 | 210–394 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM MST | 319 | 1.59 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM MST | 319 | 1.59 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM MST | 322 | 1.6 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM MST | 326 | 1.61 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM MST | 336 | 1.64 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM MST | 340 | 1.65 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM MST | 322 | 1.6 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM MST | 305 | 1.55 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM MST | 291 | 1.51 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM MST | 285 | 1.49 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM MST | 275 | 1.46 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM MST | 266 | 1.43 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM MST | 256 | 1.4 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM MST | 241 | 1.35 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM MST | 226 | 1.3 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM MST | 218 | 1.27 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM MST | 212 | 1.25 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM MST | 207 | 1.23 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM MST | 204 | 1.22 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM MST | 201 | 1.21 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 207–404 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 207–404 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM MST | 201 | 1.21 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM MST | 201 | 1.21 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM MST | 201 | 1.21 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM MST | 201 | 1.21 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM MST | 199 | 1.2 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM MST | 193 | 1.18 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM MST | 193 | 1.18 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM MST | 196 | 1.19 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM MST | 193 | 1.18 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM MST | 193 | 1.18 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM MST | 193 | 1.18 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM MST | 191 | 1.17 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM MST | 191 | 1.17 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM MST | 191 | 1.17 | 206–442 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM MST | 191 | 1.17 | 206–442 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM MST | 188 | 1.16 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM MST | 186 | 1.15 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM MST | 183 | 1.14 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM MST | 183 | 1.14 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM MST | 180 | 1.13 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM MST | 178 | 1.12 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM MST | 175 | 1.11 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM MST | 173 | 1.1 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM MST | 173 | 1.1 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM MST | 173 | 1.1 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM MST | 171 | 1.09 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM MST | 168 | 1.08 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MST | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 205–450 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM MDT | 163 | 1.06 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM MDT | 163 | 1.06 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM MDT | 163 | 1.06 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM MDT | 166 | 1.07 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM MDT | 168 | 1.08 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM MDT | 171 | 1.09 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM MDT | 173 | 1.1 | 202–446 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM MDT | 180 | 1.13 | 202–446 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM MDT | 183 | 1.14 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM MDT | 183 | 1.14 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM MDT | 183 | 1.14 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM MDT | 180 | 1.13 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM MDT | 180 | 1.13 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM MDT | 180 | 1.13 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM MDT | 180 | 1.13 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM MDT | 183 | 1.14 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM MDT | 186 | 1.15 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 215–438 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM MDT | 188 | 1.16 | 205–429 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM MDT | 175 | 1.11 | 205–429 |
Map of USGS gauge 09247600 and the river around it
Where YAMPA RIVER BELOW CRAIG, 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 , but no agency page we read lists its species.
Normal for Nov 5: 227–395 ft³/s (middle half of 42 years of record). Now: 250 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 250 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 42 years of record (1985–2026): 10th 172, 25th 227, median 303, 75th 395, 90th 501 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 121 ft³/s, highest 647 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (−8.1% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)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.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.38 ft stage, 250 ft³/s at Nov 5, 9:15 PM MST (NWS gauge CGGC2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 9:17 AM MST. Highest point: 1.41 ft, 259 ft³/s on Nov 5, 6:00 AM MST (Below NWS action stage).
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 1.41 ft | 259 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 1.32 ft | 232 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 1.27 ft | 218 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 1.24 ft | 210 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1.21 ft | 202 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1.23 ft | 207 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1.25 ft | 213 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1.24 ft | 210 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Checked Nov 5, 10:22 PM MST; 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.