• Roaring Fork at Stillwater ran at 16.5 cfs on Nov. 14, a 20% drop from last week but only down 3.5% from last year.
• Lake Powell has lost 46.5 vertical feet in surface elevation in the last year.
Tag: Data dashboard
Data dashboard: October wastewater flow rates close to pre-pandemic seasons
• Wastewater flow rates in October 2021 was 0.4% higher than in October 2019.
• Roaring Fork River in Aspen running at 23.26 cfs on Nov. 7, up from 21.49 cfs last week.
Data dashboard: Lake Powell could reach critical water level next July
• Lake Powell’s elevation dropped to 3,544.3 feet, or 155.8 feet from full pool on Oct. 31.
• Roaring Fork River running at 21.49 cfs on Oct. 31 across town, up from 20.98 cfs last week.
Data dashboard: Traffic growth in Aspen in September, while August was below average
• Aspen’s average daily car count reached 22,852 in September, up 3% from September 2019.
• Roaring Fork River running at 18.4 cfs on Oct. 24 at Stillwater, down from 37.4 cfs last week.
Data dashboard: September’s occupancy rates hit new record high
• Aspen’s paid occupancy rate reached 69.3% in September, surpassing the former record of 65.3% in September 2017.
• The Roaring Fork River ran at 37.4 cfs on Oct. 17 at Stillwater, up from 32.6 cfs last year.
Data dashboard: Local streamflow increasing after recent rains
• Roaring Fork River running at 39.18 cfs on Oct. 10 across town, up from 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3.
• Lake Powell’s elevation lost two inches between Oct. 3 and Oct. 10.
Data dashboard: Wastewater in August and September catches up with past trends
• Aspen wastewater in August mirrored 2020, down 6% from 2019, while September was down 2% from 2020, on par with 2019.
• Roaring Fork River running at 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3 across town, up from 11.31 cfs on Sept. 26.
The Roundup | Cooling the Yampa River
Steamboat explores program to cool the Yampa River; updates from the Roaring Fork Valley data dashboard and COVID-19 Tracking the Curve.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork, Crystal rivers keep running below minimum instream flow
• Crystal River at the Dow Fish Hatchery bridge running at 5.8 cfs.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,546.
Data dashboard: Soil moisture catching up after starting out drier than usual
• Upper Roaring Fork streamflow at 55% of average, but dropped even lower on Sept. 16.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,547.1.
