USGS Streamgage 06746110
Joe Wright Creek below Joe Wright Reservoir, CO
Joe Wright Creek below Joe Wright Reservoir, CO is USGS streamgage 06746110 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190007. It drains a watershed of about 7 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1978. Typical flow runs near 30.2 cfs in July and 1.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 7 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 9,715 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190007
- Coordinates
- 40.56193, -105.8639
- USGS site number
- 06746110
- Records begin
- 1978-06-28 (48 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 48 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 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| February | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| March | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| April | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| May | 2.1 | 6.6 | 30.5 | |
| June | 14 | 64.8 | 131.5 | |
| July | 7.8 | 30.2 | 82.5 | |
| August | 3.3 | 15.2 | 58.1 | |
| September | 1.5 | 26.1 | 67.2 | |
| October | 0.7 | 2.4 | 25.3 | |
| November | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | |
| December | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).