USGS Streamgage 09106150
Colo River below Grand Valley Diversion near Palisade, CO
Colo River below Grand Valley Diversion near Palisade, CO is USGS streamgage 09106150 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010005. It drains a watershed of about 8,813 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1990. Typical flow runs near 2,248.7 cfs in July and 1,664.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 8,813 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,679 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010005
- Coordinates
- 39.09859, -108.35509
- USGS site number
- 09106150
- Records begin
- 1990-10-01 (36 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 36 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 | 1,172.9 | 1,536.8 | 2,074.5 | |
| February | 1,190 | 1,530 | 2,095.5 | |
| March | 1,283.5 | 1,732.3 | 2,650 | |
| April | 661.3 | 1,664.7 | 3,820.3 | |
| May | 1,940.7 | 5,812.9 | 13,222.6 | |
| June | 2,244 | 8,391.3 | 19,496.7 | |
| July | 542.5 | 2,248.7 | 9,027.7 | |
| August | 404.4 | 1,023.5 | 2,671 | |
| September | 396.3 | 1,052.4 | 1,791.3 | |
| October | 567 | 1,169 | 1,917.1 | |
| November | 1,332 | 1,831.3 | 2,354 | |
| December | 1,172.3 | 1,566.5 | 2,160.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Colorado River. above Gunnison River. at Grand Junction, CO
- Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita, CO
- Reed Wash near Loma, CO
- Salt Creek near Mouth near Mack, CO
- Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State Line
- Roan Creek at de Beque, CO
- Colorado River above Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, CO