USGS Streamgage 09362520
Animas River below Durango Pump Plant near Durango, CO
Animas River below Durango Pump Plant near Durango, CO is USGS streamgage 09362520 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080104. It drains a watershed of about 775 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2008. Typical flow runs near 610.8 cfs in July and 673.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 775 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,423 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080104
- Coordinates
- 37.24926, -107.87258
- USGS site number
- 09362520
- Records begin
- 2008-03-25 (18 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 18 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 | 129.3 | 179.1 | 230.6 | |
| February | 126.5 | 184.1 | 291.4 | |
| March | 143.4 | 239.7 | 625.6 | |
| April | 276.3 | 673.9 | 1,531.4 | |
| May | 820.6 | 1,624.4 | 3,389.4 | |
| June | 660 | 1,934.3 | 4,346.3 | |
| July | 271.2 | 610.8 | 1,686.8 | |
| August | 183.5 | 410.9 | 693.5 | |
| September | 151 | 269.6 | 675.1 | |
| October | 157.5 | 275.8 | 711.3 | |
| November | 158.8 | 228.2 | 344.2 | |
| December | 135.2 | 186.6 | 253.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).