USGS Streamgage 09260000
Little Snake River near Lily, CO
Little Snake River near Lily, CO is USGS streamgage 09260000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050003. It drains a watershed of about 4,034 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1921. Typical flow runs near 175.5 cfs in July and 833.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 4,034 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,708 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050003
- Coordinates
- 40.54902, -108.42432
- USGS site number
- 09260000
- Records begin
- 1921-10-01 (105 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 105 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 | 46.8 | 83.6 | 159.3 | |
| February | 54.9 | 96.6 | 214.8 | |
| March | 115.3 | 260.4 | 744 | |
| April | 350.4 | 833.9 | 2,023.3 | |
| May | 843.7 | 2,238.7 | 4,486.8 | |
| June | 378.1 | 1,579.8 | 3,548 | |
| July | 7 | 175.5 | 718.8 | |
| August | 0.2 | 20.1 | 173.7 | |
| September | 0 | 17.3 | 147.5 | |
| October | 10.2 | 79 | 256.1 | |
| November | 44 | 107.5 | 218.2 | |
| December | 44.2 | 89.7 | 161.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Little Snake River near Slater, CO
- Battle Creek below West Fork Battle Creek, near Slater, CO
- Slater Fork near Slater, CO
- Little Snake River ab Savery Creek, near Savery, WY
- Little Snake River near Dixon, WY
- Little Snake River below Gibson Blair Ditch, near Baggs, WY
- Little Snake River below Dry Gulch, near Baggs, WY