USGS Streamgage 06720990
Big Dry Creek at Mouth near Fort Lupton, CO
Big Dry Creek at Mouth near Fort Lupton, CO is USGS streamgage 06720990 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190003. It drains a watershed of about 107 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1991. Typical flow runs near 37.2 cfs in July and 45 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 107 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,903 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190003
- Coordinates
- 40.06883, -104.83199
- USGS site number
- 06720990
- Records begin
- 1991-10-01 (35 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 35 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 | 18.4 | 24.9 | 34.4 | |
| February | 17.4 | 24.5 | 36.7 | |
| March | 14.9 | 28.3 | 65.3 | |
| April | 15.6 | 45 | 108.2 | |
| May | 15.1 | 39.7 | 124.3 | |
| June | 15 | 36.3 | 103.9 | |
| July | 14.3 | 37.2 | 93.5 | |
| August | 12.7 | 35.6 | 82 | |
| September | 12.7 | 39.9 | 80.8 | |
| October | 16.8 | 35 | 63.2 | |
| November | 18.7 | 29.4 | 45 | |
| December | 18.5 | 25 | 37 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- South Platte River at Fort Lupton, CO
- Cherry Creek near Parker, CO
- Toll Gate Creek above 6Th Ave at Aurora, CO
- Sand Creek at Mouth near Commerce City, CO
- Cherry Creek near Franktown, CO
- Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Lake, CO
- Cherry Creek at Denver, CO
- South Platte River at 64Th Ave. Commerce City, CO