USGS Streamgage 06739500
Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, CO
Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, CO is USGS streamgage 06739500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190006. It drains a watershed of about 136 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1923. Typical flow runs near 3.2 cfs in July and 7.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 136 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,132 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190006
- Coordinates
- 40.43464, -105.18494
- USGS site number
- 06739500
- Records begin
- 1923-06-15 (103 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 9 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 | — | 1.3 | — | |
| February | — | 1.5 | — | |
| March | — | 1.9 | — | |
| April | — | 7.3 | — | |
| May | 1.2 | 23.7 | 170.3 | |
| June | 0.9 | 19 | 475.3 | |
| July | 1.1 | 3.2 | 40.4 | |
| August | 0.8 | 2.6 | 125.7 | |
| September | 0.2 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| October | — | 1.7 | — | |
| November | — | 1.6 | — | |
| December | — | 1.7 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).