USGS Streamgage 09070500
Colorado River near Dotsero, CO
Colorado River near Dotsero, CO is USGS streamgage 09070500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010001. It drains a watershed of about 4,390 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1940. Typical flow runs near 2,349 cfs in July and 1,569 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 4,390 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,130 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010001
- Coordinates
- 39.64461, -107.07801
- USGS site number
- 09070500
- Records begin
- 1940-12-01 (86 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 86 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 | 597.4 | 850.3 | 1,183.9 | |
| February | 616.8 | 858.8 | 1,175.9 | |
| March | 671.7 | 950.3 | 1,485.5 | |
| April | 1,011.8 | 1,569 | 2,903 | |
| May | 1,910.3 | 4,043.5 | 7,999.4 | |
| June | 1,965 | 5,813 | 11,001.3 | |
| July | 1,301.6 | 2,349 | 5,509.7 | |
| August | 1,152.9 | 1,524.8 | 2,505.5 | |
| September | 963.7 | 1,330.3 | 1,723.7 | |
| October | 870.8 | 1,211.9 | 1,682.9 | |
| November | 760.1 | 1,011.3 | 1,398 | |
| December | 615.5 | 887.6 | 1,235.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Grizzly Creek near Grizzly Lake near Glenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado River above Glenwood Springs, CO
- North Inlet below Summerland Park at Rmnp
- Colorado River below Baker Gulch near Grand Lake, CO
- East Inlet near Grand Lake, CO
- Grand Lake Outlet below Chipmunk Ln at Grand Lake, CO
- Colorado River below Shadow Mountain Reservoir, CO
- Colorado River below Lake Granby, CO