USGS Streamgage 09261700
Big Brush Creek above Red Fleet Reservoir, near Vernal, UT
Big Brush Creek above Red Fleet Reservoir, near Vernal, UT is USGS streamgage 09261700 in Utah, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14060010. It drains a watershed of about 77 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1979. Typical flow runs near 37.3 cfs in July and 33.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Utah
- Drainage area
- 77 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,634 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14060010
- Coordinates
- 40.58883, -109.46544
- USGS site number
- 09261700
- Records begin
- 1979-10-01 (47 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 47 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 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 18.4 | |
| February | 9.5 | 12.1 | 17.7 | |
| March | 9.9 | 13 | 20.4 | |
| April | 15.5 | 33.4 | 88.3 | |
| May | 42.8 | 133.3 | 245.2 | |
| June | 26 | 66.2 | 210.3 | |
| July | 16.3 | 37.3 | 61.5 | |
| August | 11.7 | 26.9 | 43.2 | |
| September | 10.7 | 17.3 | 30.5 | |
| October | 11.7 | 16.8 | 30.5 | |
| November | 11.6 | 15 | 25.6 | |
| December | 10.4 | 13.5 | 21.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).