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