USGS Streamgage 09065500
Gore Creek at Upper Station, near Minturn, CO
Gore Creek at Upper Station, near Minturn, CO is USGS streamgage 09065500 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010003. It drains a watershed of about 15 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1947. Typical flow runs near 50.8 cfs in July and 10.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 15 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,612 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010003
- Coordinates
- 39.62582, -106.27808
- USGS site number
- 09065500
- Records begin
- 1947-10-01 (79 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 79 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 | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| February | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |
| March | 2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | |
| April | 4.6 | 10.7 | 24.5 | |
| May | 26.3 | 63.7 | 127.3 | |
| June | 66.1 | 144 | 241 | |
| July | 20.3 | 50.8 | 136.6 | |
| August | 7.3 | 13.9 | 31.8 | |
| September | 4 | 7.4 | 15.7 | |
| October | 3.6 | 6.1 | 12.7 | |
| November | 2.9 | 4.4 | 7.7 | |
| December | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Black Gore Creek near Minturn, CO
- Gore Creek above Bighorn Park near Vail, CO
- Booth Creek near Minturn, CO
- Middle Creek near Minturn, CO
- Gore Creek above Red Sandstone Creek at Vail, CO
- Gore Creek at Mouth near Minturn, CO
- Beaver Creek at Avon, CO
- Eagle River below Wastewater Treatment Plant at Avon, CO