USGS Streamgage 09070000
Eagle River below Gypsum, CO
Eagle River below Gypsum, CO is USGS streamgage 09070000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010003. It drains a watershed of about 945 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1946. Typical flow runs near 747.7 cfs in July and 320.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 945 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,278 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010003
- Coordinates
- 39.64943, -106.95366
- USGS site number
- 09070000
- Records begin
- 1946-10-01 (80 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 80 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 | 142.7 | 178 | 216.7 | |
| February | 137.7 | 170.6 | 205.1 | |
| March | 141.5 | 181 | 254.7 | |
| April | 200.5 | 320.5 | 584.3 | |
| May | 606.4 | 1,195.8 | 2,320 | |
| June | 985.2 | 2,143.3 | 3,831 | |
| July | 345.7 | 747.7 | 1,911 | |
| August | 169.8 | 312.4 | 635.6 | |
| September | 146.7 | 225 | 388.8 | |
| October | 152.3 | 236.1 | 375.4 | |
| November | 167.3 | 225.5 | 297.7 | |
| December | 143.8 | 192.5 | 240.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Eagle River at Price Lane Bridge near Gypsum, CO
- Eagle River below Milk Creek near Wolcott, CO
- East Fork Eagle River near Climax, CO
- Resolution Creek at Camp Hale near Red Cliff, CO
- Eagle River at Red Cliff, CO
- Turkey Creek below Tates Gulch near Red Cliff, CO
- Missouri Creek near Gold Park, CO
- Homestake Creek at Gold Park, CO