BIG DRY CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR FORT LUPTON, CO

BIG DRY CREEK CO USGS

BIG DRY CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR FORT LUPTON, CO (06720990) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BIG DRY CREEK in CO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 6 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
06720990
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
CO
Coordinates
40.0688, -104.8320

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Fishing regulations

CO state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

CO state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Colorado Fishing Brochure before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

Big Dry Creek At Mouth Near Fort Lupton, CO has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10190003 containing this station. The dataset includes 6 species with recorded observations.

Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), and 1 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled in this watershed
Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records
6 species
from 6 individual records
Observed
Aug 7, 2015 – Aug 7, 2015
3 dated records

Sources