The Uncompahgre River’s flows are beginning to increase and will peak in May, June or early July, due to spring runoff from snowmelt. As you can see from the graph above, the flows have remained above 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) at the stream gauge downstream and north of Ouray for the past three … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) announced winners of the 2024 Uncompahgre River Classic at the Ridgway RiverFest on June 29. The peak flow of the Uncompahgre River (as measured between Ridgway and the Ridgway Reservoir) this year was on June 28 at 12:15 a.m. and was 1,380 cubic feet per second (cfs). It was an … Read more
In the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, many of the metals harmful to aquatic life are brought into the river by natural erosion and acidic water drainage from mines and other exposed rock. Most of this metal-contaminated water drains first into Red Mountain Creek and Sneffels Creek, and then into the Uncompahgre River. These graphs show … Read more
