USGS Streamgage 06318500
Clear Creek near Buffalo, WY
Clear Creek near Buffalo, WY is USGS streamgage 06318500 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10090206. It drains a watershed of about 120 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1894. Typical flow runs near 94.7 cfs in July and 24.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 120 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,196 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10090206
- Coordinates
- 44.33275, -106.77727
- USGS site number
- 06318500
- Records begin
- 1894-06-03 (132 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 109 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 | 0.9 | 8 | 14.7 | |
| February | 1 | 7.1 | 13.7 | |
| March | 1.4 | 9.3 | 17.6 | |
| April | 8.9 | 24.4 | 78 | |
| May | 57.5 | 134.4 | 335.5 | |
| June | 85.7 | 230.8 | 502.3 | |
| July | 38.9 | 94.7 | 225.2 | |
| August | 18.7 | 41 | 81.9 | |
| September | 9.6 | 29.3 | 58.9 | |
| October | 7.3 | 24.2 | 45.3 | |
| November | 3.5 | 17 | 29.9 | |
| December | 2.2 | 11.8 | 20.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).