USGS Streamgage 09180000
Dolores River near Cisco, UT
Dolores River near Cisco, UT is USGS streamgage 09180000 in Utah, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14030004. It drains a watershed of about 4,580 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 289.2 cfs in July and 771.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Utah
- Drainage area
- 4,580 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,183 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14030004
- Coordinates
- 38.79721, -109.19511
- USGS site number
- 09180000
- Records begin
- 1950-12-01 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 40 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 | 89.5 | 141.2 | 204.2 | |
| February | 107 | 169.1 | 275.8 | |
| March | 121 | 226.6 | 845.2 | |
| April | 202.9 | 771.6 | 3,098.3 | |
| May | 256.1 | 1,105.5 | 5,278.4 | |
| June | 230.8 | 822.9 | 2,922 | |
| July | 61.9 | 289.2 | 915.8 | |
| August | 42.6 | 204.2 | 520 | |
| September | 54.3 | 132.5 | 428.1 | |
| October | 95 | 170.3 | 371.9 | |
| November | 104.1 | 162.3 | 268.3 | |
| December | 87.5 | 140.3 | 230.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).