USGS Streamgage 09118450
Cochetopa Creek below Rock Creek near Parlin, CO
Cochetopa Creek below Rock Creek near Parlin, CO is USGS streamgage 09118450 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020003. It drains a watershed of about 334 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 31.8 cfs in July and 42.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 334 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,460 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020003
- Coordinates
- 38.33722, -106.77361
- USGS site number
- 09118450
- Records begin
- 1981-10-01 (45 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 45 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 | 10.9 | 17 | 25.5 | |
| February | 10.9 | 17 | 27.5 | |
| March | 16.3 | 26.2 | 47.2 | |
| April | 25.9 | 42.4 | 90.9 | |
| May | 18.3 | 54.9 | 136.5 | |
| June | 13.1 | 54.8 | 182.1 | |
| July | 12.3 | 31.8 | 95.3 | |
| August | 16.2 | 45.5 | 105.5 | |
| September | 18.1 | 35.6 | 68 | |
| October | 16.6 | 29 | 51.5 | |
| November | 14.7 | 23.4 | 41.3 | |
| December | 11.9 | 18.6 | 31.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).