Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 09242500

Elk River near Milner, CO

Elk River near Milner, CO is USGS streamgage 09242500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 448 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1904. Typical flow runs near 451.9 cfs in July and 670.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.

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Gauge details

State
Colorado
Drainage area
448 sq mi
Gauge elevation
6,586 ft
Subbasin (HUC-8)
14050001
Coordinates
40.51468, -106.95397
USGS site number
09242500
Records begin
1904-05-24 (122 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 122 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.

Historical monthly discharge percentiles in cubic feet per second
Month Low p10 Typical p50 High p90 Range
January 52 82.5 116.9
February 52 84.9 122
March 70.3 139.9 301.6
April 325.7 670.7 1,342
May 1,113 2,005.5 3,476.8
June 918.6 2,090.3 3,672
July 166 451.9 1,219
August 52.7 122 268.1
September 41.2 82.6 169.4
October 65.5 113.7 240.9
November 63.6 97.4 174.2
December 53.4 86.5 121.2

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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