Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 09246200

Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO

Elkhead Creek above Long Gulch, near Hayden, CO is USGS streamgage 09246200 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 171 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1995. Typical flow runs near 8.6 cfs in July and 304.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.

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Gauge details

State
Colorado
Drainage area
171 sq mi
Gauge elevation
6,411 ft
Subbasin (HUC-8)
14050001
Coordinates
40.59167, -107.32028
USGS site number
09246200
Records begin
1995-08-11 (31 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 31 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 3.1 5.8 15.6
February 3.5 6.6 16.7
March 7.9 29.5 148.7
April 108.6 304.5 682.7
May 160.9 509.2 1,294.2
June 14.1 98.1 365.9
July 0.8 8.6 34.6
August 0 2.2 9.9
September 0 2.1 8.7
October 2.4 6.1 14.8
November 3.4 6.7 15.5
December 2.8 5.3 15.4

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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