Cherry Creek
River in Colorado, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 410 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
15.4
cfs · 52 min ago
Normal for today
14.0
cfs median, 70 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.35
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
| Station | Flow | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY CREEK AT DENVER, CO.06713500 | 15.4 cfs | — | 52 min ago |
| CHERRY CREEK BELOW CHERRY CREEK LAKE, CO06713000 | 12.1 cfs | — | 32 min ago |
| CHERRY CREEK NEAR PARKER, CO393109104464500 | 9.6 cfs | — | 32 min ago |
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 14.0 cfs over 70 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 8.5 and 23.0 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on South Platte River (25 mi), Blue River (72 mi), Arkansas River (85 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Mysis Shrimp | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Cherry Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.