USGS Streamgage 09361000
Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO
Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO is USGS streamgage 09361000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080104. It drains a watershed of about 172 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1920. Typical flow runs near 59.9 cfs in July and 192.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 172 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,711 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080104
- Coordinates
- 37.42196, -107.84509
- USGS site number
- 09361000
- Records begin
- 1920-05-23 (106 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 106 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 | 12.1 | 17.6 | 42.1 | |
| February | 12.8 | 19.6 | 42.9 | |
| March | 18.7 | 35.5 | 93.1 | |
| April | 62.1 | 192.1 | 499.3 | |
| May | 167.5 | 456 | 1,116.4 | |
| June | 77 | 248.5 | 859 | |
| July | 28.1 | 59.9 | 201.8 | |
| August | 21.4 | 40.3 | 88.2 | |
| September | 15.6 | 28.5 | 85.5 | |
| October | 15.2 | 26.8 | 82.4 | |
| November | 14.7 | 22.5 | 64.2 | |
| December | 13.4 | 19.6 | 47 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).