USGS Streamgage 06716500
Clear Creek near Lawson, CO
Clear Creek near Lawson, CO is USGS streamgage 06716500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190004. It drains a watershed of about 147 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1946. Typical flow runs near 329.2 cfs in July and 40.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 147 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,075 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190004
- Coordinates
- 39.76583, -105.62556
- USGS site number
- 06716500
- Records begin
- 1946-03-29 (80 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 80 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 | 20.3 | 27.8 | 36.2 | |
| February | 20.6 | 26.3 | 34.6 | |
| March | 20.8 | 27.3 | 36.3 | |
| April | 28.7 | 40.8 | 64.1 | |
| May | 94.7 | 172.1 | 356.2 | |
| June | 278.4 | 573.3 | 931.6 | |
| July | 149.1 | 329.2 | 656.6 | |
| August | 77.9 | 134.6 | 276.5 | |
| September | 48.6 | 75.8 | 131.8 | |
| October | 37.6 | 55.2 | 80.3 | |
| November | 29.1 | 40 | 54.8 | |
| December | 24 | 31.3 | 42.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- North Clear Creek above Mouth near Black Hawk, CO
- Clear Creek at Golden, CO
- Lena Gulch at Lakewood, CO
- Little Dry Creek at Westminster, CO
- Little Dry Creek below Federal Blvd at Westminster, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lower Cabin Creek Reservoir near Georgetown, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lwr Cabin Creek Reservoir Spilwy near Georgtwn
- Leavenworth Creek at Mouth near Georgetown, CO