USGS Streamgage 06708800
East Plum Creek above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO
East Plum Creek above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO is USGS streamgage 06708800 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190002. It drains a watershed of about 116 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1999. Typical flow runs near 4.8 cfs in July and 14.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 116 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,947 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190002
- Coordinates
- 39.423, -104.90461
- USGS site number
- 06708800
- Records begin
- 1999-04-21 (27 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 27 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 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 11.3 | |
| February | 2.7 | 5.7 | 14.8 | |
| March | 2.9 | 7.2 | 22.5 | |
| April | 3.2 | 14.7 | 70.6 | |
| May | 3.8 | 22.1 | 104.5 | |
| June | 2 | 9.1 | 65.4 | |
| July | 1 | 4.8 | 24.5 | |
| August | 1 | 5.3 | 23 | |
| September | 0.7 | 3.9 | 12.7 | |
| October | 0.9 | 4 | 10.8 | |
| November | 1 | 4.8 | 12.9 | |
| December | 1.2 | 5 | 11.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Plum Creek near Sedalia, CO
- Plum Creek at Titan Road near Louviers, CO
- Lee Gulch at Littleton, CO
- Dutch Creek at Platte Canyon Drive near Littleton, CO
- Big Dry Creek below C-470 at Highlands Ranch, CO
- South Platte River below Union Ave, at Englewood,C
- Bear Creek above Evergreen, CO
- Bear Creek above Bear Creek Lake near Morrison, CO