USGS Streamgage 06741510
Big Thompson River at Loveland, CO
Big Thompson River at Loveland, CO is USGS streamgage 06741510 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190006. It drains a watershed of about 531 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1979. Typical flow runs near 87.6 cfs in July and 8.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 531 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,910 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190006
- Coordinates
- 40.37874, -105.06082
- USGS site number
- 06741510
- Records begin
- 1979-07-04 (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 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 44.1 | |
| February | 2.8 | 7.7 | 39.5 | |
| March | 2.8 | 7.1 | 37.4 | |
| April | 3.8 | 8.6 | 67.8 | |
| May | 6.8 | 57.2 | 447.3 | |
| June | 38.8 | 92.4 | 932.1 | |
| July | 43.9 | 87.6 | 212 | |
| August | 33.7 | 65.3 | 125.1 | |
| September | 14.1 | 34.3 | 68.2 | |
| October | 4.8 | 13.2 | 123.9 | |
| November | 4.1 | 10.8 | 53.2 | |
| December | 3 | 9.4 | 40.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).