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.
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.
| 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).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Yampa River above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO
- Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO
- Elkhead Creek near Craig, CO
- Yampa River below Craig, CO
- Yampa River above Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
- Yampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
- Fish Creek at Upper Sta near Steamboat Springs, CO
- Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO