Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 09238900

Fish Creek at Upper Sta near Steamboat Springs, CO

Fish Creek at Upper Sta near Steamboat Springs, CO is USGS streamgage 09238900 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050001. It drains a watershed of about 26 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1966. Typical flow runs near 36.9 cfs in July and 33.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.

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Gauge details

State
Colorado
Drainage area
26 sq mi
Gauge elevation
7,165 ft
Subbasin (HUC-8)
14050001
Coordinates
40.475, -106.78639
USGS site number
09238900
Records begin
1966-10-01 (60 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 60 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 2.6 5.2 10.5
February 2.6 4.9 9.6
March 4 8.4 19.3
April 14.3 33.1 72.9
May 85.4 196.4 369.5
June 120.8 349.7 644.4
July 8 36.9 197.3
August 3.2 8.1 17.1
September 2.8 7 16.5
October 3.5 9.5 25.7
November 4 8.7 19.5
December 3.2 6.5 13.2

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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