USGS Streamgage 09246500
Elkhead Creek near Craig, CO
Elkhead Creek near Craig, CO is USGS streamgage 09246500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 222 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1906. Typical flow runs near 6.9 cfs in July and 315.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 222 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,229 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050001
- Coordinates
- 40.53107, -107.43621
- USGS site number
- 09246500
- Records begin
- 1906-05-30 (120 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 116 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 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 13 | |
| February | 2.7 | 6 | 16.9 | |
| March | 4.8 | 35 | 134.8 | |
| April | 88.5 | 315.8 | 655.8 | |
| May | 101.1 | 498.5 | 1,268.7 | |
| June | 6.3 | 117.4 | 536.9 | |
| July | 0.1 | 6.9 | 49 | |
| August | 0.1 | 6.2 | 63.9 | |
| September | 0.7 | 36.5 | 70.5 | |
| October | 1.8 | 6.5 | 34.9 | |
| November | 1.3 | 4.5 | 11 | |
| December | 1.4 | 4.7 | 12.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Yampa River above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO