USGS Streamgage 06711780
Lakewood Gulch at Denver, CO
Lakewood Gulch at Denver, CO is USGS streamgage 06711780 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190002. It drains a watershed of about 16 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 7 cfs in July and 5.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 16 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,227 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190002
- Coordinates
- 39.73519, -105.03136
- USGS site number
- 06711780
- Records begin
- 1981-05-03 (45 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 13 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
Only 6 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 2 | 5.2 | 24.8 | |
| May | 4.5 | 9.1 | 48.3 | |
| June | 4.8 | 8.6 | 37.1 | |
| July | 3.7 | 7 | 35.3 | |
| August | 1.9 | 5.4 | 15.3 | |
| September | 2.7 | 4.6 | 22.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- South Platte River above Cheesman Lake, CO
- South Platte River below Brush Creek near Trumbull, CO
- South Platte River above Strontia Springs Reservoir, CO
- West Plum Creek near Perry Park, CO
- West Plum Creek at Sedalia, CO
- East Plum Creek above Haskins Gulch near Castle Rock, CO
- Plum Creek near Sedalia, CO
- Plum Creek at Titan Road near Louviers, CO