USGS Streamgage 09361500
Animas River at Durango, CO
Animas River at Durango, CO is USGS streamgage 09361500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080104. It drains a watershed of about 701 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1897. Typical flow runs near 905 cfs in July and 723.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 701 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,507 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080104
- Coordinates
- 37.27917, -107.87972
- USGS site number
- 09361500
- Records begin
- 1897-10-01 (129 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 129 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 145.7 | 190.4 | 272.3 | |
| February | 142.9 | 193.4 | 274.9 | |
| March | 160.1 | 257.3 | 490.9 | |
| April | 330 | 723.1 | 1,489.4 | |
| May | 976 | 2,021 | 3,869 | |
| June | 1,004.5 | 2,428.3 | 4,853 | |
| July | 363.8 | 905 | 2,256.1 | |
| August | 229.4 | 476 | 948.5 | |
| September | 199.2 | 341.6 | 801.7 | |
| October | 201.3 | 304.8 | 681.8 | |
| November | 181.5 | 251.4 | 413.4 | |
| December | 152.9 | 202 | 309.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).