BLUE RIVER NEAR DILLON, CO

Name: BLUE RIVER NEAR DILLON, CO river-condition readings
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey

BLUE RIVER CO USGS

BLUE RIVER NEAR DILLON, CO (09046600) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BLUE RIVER in CO, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, streamflow, and water temperature and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 2 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 09046600
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: CO
Coordinates: 39.5667, -106.0495

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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.

Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Mar 1 Details Close
- Mar 1 – Mar 1
  
  Daily limit
  10
  
  Possession limit
  10
  
  Size rule
  8 inches long or less
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
Brown Trout No season data

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

Blue River Near Dillon, CO has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 14010002 containing this station. The dataset includes 2 species with recorded observations.

Species include: brown trout (Salmo trutta), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).

Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

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: 2 species; from 2 individual records
Observed: Aug 18, 1998 – Aug 18, 1998; 2 dated records

Sources

Presence Absence Database of Fish in the Conterminous United States — 2 records

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