USGS Streamgage 09185600
Colorado River at Potash, UT
Colorado River at Potash, UT is USGS streamgage 09185600 in Utah, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14030005. It drains a watershed of about 25,406 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2010. Typical flow runs near 4,401.9 cfs in July and 4,631.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Utah
- Drainage area
- 25,406 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 3,977 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14030005
- Coordinates
- 38.50472, -109.65833
- USGS site number
- 09185600
- Records begin
- 2010-10-04 (16 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 11 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 | 2,062.6 | 2,631.9 | 3,655.8 | |
| February | 2,077.9 | 2,816.2 | 3,928.2 | |
| March | 2,202.3 | 3,006.8 | 5,329 | |
| April | 2,408 | 4,631.7 | 10,468.3 | |
| May | 3,682.6 | 9,985.8 | 29,900 | |
| June | 4,375.3 | 13,535 | 28,850 | |
| July | 2,194.2 | 4,401.9 | 17,124.8 | |
| August | 2,089.4 | 3,381.6 | 6,400.6 | |
| September | 2,190.7 | 3,379.3 | 4,305.7 | |
| October | 2,524.5 | 3,795.2 | 5,244.8 | |
| November | 2,647.7 | 3,314 | 4,379 | |
| December | 2,090.3 | 2,819 | 3,917.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Colorado River near Cisco, UT
- Castle Creek below Castle Valley near Moab, UT
- Mill Creek at Sheley Tunnel, near Moab, UT
- Mill Creek below Sheley Tunnel, near Moab, UT
- North Fork Mill Creek near Moab, Utah
- Pack Creek at Pack Creek Road Bridge near Moab, UT
- Mill Creek below Pack Creek near Mouth at Moab, UT