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.
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.
| 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).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Yampa River below Soda Creek at Steamboat Springs, CO
- Elk River near Milner, CO