Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park water level

Name: Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Fraser River, Colorado, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

0.86ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 AM MDT (45 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park is 0.86 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.82 ft and 0.87 ft.

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

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.20 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 52° 35° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 57° 37° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 53° 38° 0.14 in, 60% Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 56° 33° 0.00 in, 43% Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 54° 31° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 44° 30° 0.38 in, 37% Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 51° 27° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:19 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the Fraser River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fraser River at Upper Station, near Winter ParkRiver gauge, Fraser River	3.0 cfs	Very low	±0	3.8 mi
Fraser River at Winter ParkRiver gauge, Fraser River	0.73 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	0.2 mi
Fraser River at TabernashRiver gauge, Fraser River	15.6 cfs	Low	+1.9 cfs	7 mi
Fraser River below Crooked Creek at TabernashRiver gauge, Fraser River	39.9 cfs	Normal	+3.1 cfs	8 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vasquez Creek at Winter ParkRiver gauge, Vasquez Creek	4.4 cfs	Normal	±0	1.7 mi
Vasquez Diversion 2 near Winter ParkRiver gauge, Vasquez Diversion 2	10.1 cfs	Normal	+0.8 cfs	2.1 mi
Elk Creek at Upper Station, near FraserRiver gauge, Elk Creek	0.3 cfs	Normal	±0	3.2 mi
Vasquez Diversion 3 near Winter ParkRiver gauge, Vasquez Diversion 3	8.3 cfs	Normal	+0.4 cfs	3.3 mi
Ranch Creek near FraserRiver gauge, Ranch Creek	2.0 cfs	Low	±0	3.6 mi
St. Louis Creek near FraserRiver gauge, St. Louis Creek	1.29 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	5.6 mi
Little Cabin Creek near TabernashRiver gauge, Little Cabin Creek	0.1 cfs	Low	±0	5.6 mi
Cabin Creek near FraserRiver gauge, Cabin Creek	1.2 cfs	Very low	±0	6 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 Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 AM MDT, the water level was 0.86 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park 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:09023995 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.89794, -105.77406 (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	0.86 ft	2026-10-20 08:45	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Fraser River above Highway 40 at Winter Park (usgs:09023995). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/colorado/fraser-river-above-highway-40-at-winter-park

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