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Rock Creek at Mccoy

Live conditions for this USGS-monitored stretch of water, updated every 15 minutes.

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Paddle Score, from live wind and water conditions

Photograph taken near Rock Creek at Mccoy
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — McCoy Colorado.JPG by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

0 mph

gusting to 1 mph

Air temp

56°F

5% chance of rain

River flow

4.13 cfs

very low for this date

Best day to paddle this week

Saturday · 93

  • Today

    44

  • Tue

    41

  • Wed

    75

  • Thu

    56

  • Fri

    81

  • Sat

    93

    Best

  • Sun

    33

Scored from each day's peak forecast wind, heat, and rain chance — river flow isn't forecastable, so check back before you load the boat.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
3a22
4a12
5a23
6a11
7a11
8a23
9a215
10a1022
11a1827
12p2130
1p2028
2p2028

Is this flow normal for September 7?

Today's 4.13 cfs is 72% below the median for this date — which counts as very low water here.

The median flow on this date is 15 cfs, across 41 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind0 mph — calm, ideal for any boat±0
  • Cold56°F — dress for the water, not the air-6

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, so the flow and weather are real — but we haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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