Monument Creek at Pikeview water level

Name: Monument Creek at Pikeview water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Monument Creek, Colorado, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.74ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 06:30 AM MDT (55 min ago)

Flow: 13.2 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Monument Creek at Pikeview is at 3.74 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.73 ft and 3.80 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Monument Creek at Pikeview

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.15 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 73° 28° – Wind 10 mph

18 Sun 73° 45° – Wind 11 mph

19 Mon 67° 44° – Wind 14 mph

20 Tue 70° 45° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 71° 50° – Wind 13 mph

22 Thu 72° 49° – Wind 18 mph

23 Fri 72° 49° – Wind 17 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:13 AM Sunset 06:16 PM Daylight 11 hr, 3 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on Monument Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Monument Creek above N.gate Blvd at Usaf AcademyRiver gauge, Monument Creek	14.3 cfs	Very high	+2.4 cfs	8 mi
Monument Creek above Woodmen Road at Colorado SpringsRiver gauge, Monument Creek	7.0 cfs	Very low	−0.7 cfs	1.1 mi
Monument Creek at Bijou St. at Colo. SpringsRiver gauge, Monument Creek	11.3 cfs	Very low	−0.5 cfs	5.6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cottonwood Creek at Mouth at PikeviewRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek	3.3 cfs	Low	−0.2 cfs	0.7 mi
Cottonwood Creek at Union Blvd, at Colo SpringsRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek	3.4 cfs	High	−0.2 cfs	2.4 mi
Kettle Creek above Usaf AcademyRiver gauge, Kettle Creek	0.3 cfs	Normal	±0	4.2 mi
Cottonwood Creek at Woodmen Road near Colo SpringsRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek	0.8 cfs	Normal	±0	4.5 mi
Fountain Creek near Colorado SpringsRiver gauge, Fountain Creek	12.9 cfs	Normal	±0	5.4 mi
West Monument Creek at U.s. Air Force AcademyRiver gauge, West Monument Creek	2.1 cfs	Normal	±0	5.8 mi
Fountain Creek at Colorado SpringsRiver gauge, Fountain Creek	4.97 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	7 mi
Bear Creek near Colorado SpringsRiver gauge, Bear Creek	0.8 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	8 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 Monument Creek at Pikeview today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 06:30 AM MDT, the water level was 3.74 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Monument Creek at Pikeview rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Monument Creek at Pikeview normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:07104000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.91777, -104.81859 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
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	3.74 ft	2026-10-19 12:30	Provisional
Flow	13.2 cfs	2026-10-19 12:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Monument Creek at Pikeview (usgs:07104000). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/colorado/monument-creek-at-pikeview

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