Cochetopa Creek is a freestone river in Colorado, listed as Catch and release by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 1 guide and 2 shops nearby are listed here.
Cochetopa Creek is a freestone river in Colorado.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Cochetopa Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Cochetopa Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Cochetopa Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
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Gold Medal WaterThe Taylor River, Gunnison County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado · about 23 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Archuleta CreekThe Rio Grande near South Fork, Colorado. Photo: Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Archuleta Creek.
Colorado · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Los Pinos CreekThe Gunnison River at the North Fork confluence, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Los Pinos Creek.
Colorado · about 13 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Blue Mesa ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Colorado · about 25 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Boss Lake ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Boss Lake Reservoir.
Colorado · about 29 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not South Arkansas RiverThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Arkansas River.
Colorado · about 35 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
On the Special Regulations: Fishing Waters (all trout must be returned to the water) list (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
8.5 of 53.2 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.
9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge COCHETOPA CREEK BELOW ROCK CREEK NEAR PARLIN, CO. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: High water: fish the edges; wading risky
No water temperature here.
At COCHETOPA CREEK BELOW ROCK CREEK NEAR PARLIN, CO (USGS 09118450) Provisional USGS data
USGS 09118450 · NWS CRCC2
What the agencies suggest
During periods of high water, fish move towards the banks to find calmer water and lower velocitiesPennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Wading and boating should be avoided if waters are running high and muddy and the streambed is not visiblePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
If stream conditions are not favorable, consider fishing at a lakePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Highest for this date on record for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:00 PM MDT to Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST; ranging 59.7 to 114 ft³/s; latest 71.6 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM MST | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM MST | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM MST | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM MST | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM MST | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM MST | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM MST | 71.6 | 2.4 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM MST | 73 | 2.41 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM MST | 75.9 | 2.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM MST | 77.4 | 2.44 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM MST | 77.4 | 2.44 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM MST | 80.4 | 2.46 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM MST | 81.9 | 2.47 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM MST | 81.9 | 2.47 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM MST | 81.9 | 2.47 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM MST | 83.5 | 2.48 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM MST | 80.4 | 2.46 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM MST | 83.5 | 2.48 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM MST | 81.9 | 2.47 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM MST | 83.5 | 2.48 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM MST | 86.6 | 2.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM MST | 86.6 | 2.5 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM MST | 88.2 | 2.51 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM MST | 88.2 | 2.51 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM MST | 93.2 | 2.54 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM MST | 94.9 | 2.55 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM MST | 94.9 | 2.55 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM MST | 96.6 | 2.56 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM MST | 98.3 | 2.57 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM MST | 100 | 2.58 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM MST | 100 | 2.58 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM MST | 105 | 2.61 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM MST | 107 | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM MST | 111 | 2.64 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM MST | 114 | 2.66 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM MST | 114 | 2.66 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM MST | 114 | 2.66 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM MST | 114 | 2.66 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM MST | 112 | 2.65 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM MST | 112 | 2.65 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM MST | 109 | 2.63 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM MST | 107 | 2.62 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM MST | 102 | 2.59 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM MST | 98.3 | 2.57 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM MST | 96.6 | 2.56 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM MST | 94.9 | 2.55 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM MST | 89.9 | 2.52 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM MST | 86.6 | 2.5 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM MST | 85 | 2.49 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM MST | 81.9 | 2.47 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM MST | 78.9 | 2.45 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM MST | 75.9 | 2.43 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM MST | 77.4 | 2.44 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM MST | 77.4 | 2.44 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM MST | 74.4 | 2.42 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM MST | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM MST | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM MST | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM MST | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM MST | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM MST | 60.9 | 2.32 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM MST | 60.9 | 2.32 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM MST | 59.7 | 2.31 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM MST | 60.9 | 2.32 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM MST | 60.9 | 2.32 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MST | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM MDT | 62.2 | 2.33 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM MDT | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM MDT | 63.5 | 2.34 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM MDT | 64.8 | 2.35 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM MDT | 66.1 | 2.36 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM MDT | 67.5 | 2.37 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM MDT | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Oct 29, 6:15 PM MDT | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Oct 29, 5:15 PM MDT | 70.2 | 2.39 |
| Oct 29, 4:15 PM MDT | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Oct 29, 3:15 PM MDT | 68.8 | 2.38 |
| Oct 29, 3:00 PM MDT | 68.8 | 2.38 |
Normal for Nov 5: 21.9–35.4 ft³/s (middle half of 45 years of record). Now: 71.6 ft³/s, highest for this date on record.
Highest for this date on record for this date. 71.6 ft³/s is above the highest daily mean recorded on this date of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 45 years of record: 10th 15.2, 25th 21.9, median 27, 75th 35.4, 90th 46.2 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 12.1 ft³/s, highest 53 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 (−1.9% 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.
NWS observation not current. NWS has no current observation at this gauge, so no flood category is shown.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
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 our page for Cochetopa Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Flow above the record for this date. Higher than any daily mean USGS has recorded on this date at this gauge. Expect much higher, faster water than usual for the season.
hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) Statistics documentation (percentiles of daily mean discharge) (U.S. Geological Survey)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.
Checked Nov 5, 1:48 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.
Gold Medal WaterThe Taylor River, Gunnison County, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Archuleta CreekThe Rio Grande near South Fork, Colorado. Photo: Kevin Stroup, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Archuleta Creek.
Colorado · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Los Pinos CreekThe Gunnison River at the North Fork confluence, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Los Pinos Creek.
Colorado · about 13 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Blue Mesa ReservoirNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Colorado · about 25 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Boss Lake ReservoirHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Boss Lake Reservoir.
Colorado · about 29 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not South Arkansas RiverThe Fryingpan River below Ruedi Dam at the Rocky Fork day-use area. Photo: Klambpatten (with Bureau of Reclamation), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Arkansas River.
Colorado · about 35 mi
