USGS Streamgage 402114105350101
Big Thompson below Moraine Park near Estes Park, CO
Big Thompson below Moraine Park near Estes Park, CO is USGS streamgage 402114105350101 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190006. It drains a watershed of about 40 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1995. Typical flow runs near 107.4 cfs in July and 19.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 40 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190006
- Coordinates
- 40.35386, -105.58414
- USGS site number
- 402114105350101
- Records begin
- 1995-10-01 (31 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 31 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 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.6 | |
| February | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | |
| March | 2.9 | 5.8 | 12.5 | |
| April | 8.6 | 19.5 | 39 | |
| May | 50.6 | 109.4 | 218.2 | |
| June | 109 | 255.2 | 432.1 | |
| July | 55.3 | 107.4 | 202.2 | |
| August | 22.5 | 41.4 | 80.2 | |
| September | 12.1 | 19.4 | 47.7 | |
| October | 8.2 | 12.4 | 32.5 | |
| November | 5.7 | 8.5 | 16.4 | |
| December | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).