USGS Streamgage 09163500
Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State Line
Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State Line is USGS streamgage 09163500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010005. It drains a watershed of about 17,849 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1951. Typical flow runs near 5,045.8 cfs in July and 4,664 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 17,849 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,360 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010005
- Coordinates
- 39.13274, -109.02708
- USGS site number
- 09163500
- Records begin
- 1951-05-01 (75 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 2,080 | 2,943.2 | 4,821.6 | |
| February | 2,115.2 | 2,959.7 | 4,960.3 | |
| March | 2,261 | 3,322.9 | 5,862.3 | |
| April | 2,445 | 4,664 | 9,668.7 | |
| May | 4,639.4 | 11,504.5 | 24,212.9 | |
| June | 5,018.7 | 14,471.7 | 30,560 | |
| July | 2,369.7 | 5,045.8 | 15,290.3 | |
| August | 1,894.5 | 3,483.9 | 6,528.7 | |
| September | 2,124.3 | 3,571 | 5,607.7 | |
| October | 2,419.4 | 3,859 | 5,790.3 | |
| November | 2,628.7 | 3,623 | 5,331 | |
| December | 2,155.2 | 3,215.8 | 4,954.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Roan Creek at de Beque, CO
- Colorado River above Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado River below South Canyon Creek near Glenwood Springs, CO
- Canyon Creek near New Castle, CO
- Elk Creek at New Castle, CO
- Divide Creek near Silt, CO
- Parachute Creek at Parachute, CO