Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte water level

Name: Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Slide Ditch Flume, Colorado, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

0.18ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 03:00 AM MDT (14 min ago)

Flow: 0.0 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte reads 0.18 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 03:00 AM MDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this canal yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.18 ft and 0.23 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.05 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 63° 38° 0.35 in, 52% Wind 18 mph

22 Thu 50° 44° 1.25 in, 94% Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 59° 41° 0.29 in, 94% Wind 12 mph

24 Sat 56° 37° 0.46 in, 68% Wind 10 mph

25 Sun 48° 33° 0.22 in, 68% Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 52° 32° – Wind 5 mph

27 Tue 55° 33° – Wind 11 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 59 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
East River below Cement Creek near Crested ButteRiver gauge, East River	96.3 cfs	Normal	±0	0.1 mi
Slate River above Baxter Gl @Hwy 135 near Crested ButteRiver gauge, Slate River	37.6 cfs	Normal	+1.2 cfs	6 mi
East River at AlmontRiver gauge, East River	2.70 ft	Below flood stage	+0.09 ft	8 mi
Taylor River at AlmontRiver gauge, Taylor River	1.44 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	8 mi
Coal Creek above McCormick Dtch at Crested ButteRiver gauge, Coal Creek	3.8 cfs	Normal	−0.3 cfs	9 mi
Ohio Creek near BaldwinRiver gauge, Ohio Creek	24.0 cfs	Normal	±0	9 mi
Elk Creek at Coal Creek above Crested ButteRiver gauge, Elk Creek	0.5 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	11 mi
Ohio Creek above Mouth near GunnisonRiver gauge, Ohio Creek	16.6 cfs	Normal	+1.2 cfs	14 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 03:00 AM MDT, the water level was 0.18 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:384658106521901 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.78274, -106.87200 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.18 ft	2026-10-21 09:00	Provisional
Flow	0.0 cfs	2026-10-21 09:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Slide Ditch Flume below Highway 135 near Crested Butte (usgs:384658106521901). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/colorado/slide-ditch-flume-below-highway-135-near-crested-butte

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer