USGS Streamgage 09079450
Lime Creek near Thomasville, CO
Lime Creek near Thomasville, CO is USGS streamgage 09079450 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010004. It drains a watershed of about 35 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2009. Typical flow runs near 37.4 cfs in July and 18.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 35 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,135 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010004
- Coordinates
- 39.36041, -106.68524
- USGS site number
- 09079450
- Records begin
- 2009-04-10 (17 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 17 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 | 10.3 | 18.8 | 37.1 | |
| May | 37.9 | 62.4 | 132.4 | |
| June | 47 | 117.7 | 223.6 | |
| July | 14.5 | 37.4 | 119.4 | |
| August | 8.1 | 18 | 35.6 | |
| September | 6.7 | 10.9 | 21.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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- Fryingpan River near Ruedi, CO
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- Crystal River above Avalanche Creek, near Redstone, CO
- Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO
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- Lincoln Creek below Grizzly Reservoir near Aspen, CO
- Roaring Fork River Ab Difficult C near Aspen, CO
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