USGS Streamgage 09253000
Little Snake River near Slater, CO
Little Snake River near Slater, CO is USGS streamgage 09253000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14050003. It drains a watershed of about 252 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1942. Typical flow runs near 108.5 cfs in July and 226.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 252 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,843 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14050003
- Coordinates
- 40.9994, -107.14343
- USGS site number
- 09253000
- Records begin
- 1942-10-01 (84 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 21.4 | 29.9 | 46.4 | |
| February | 22.6 | 30.8 | 44.8 | |
| March | 27.2 | 43.1 | 92.2 | |
| April | 79.7 | 226.6 | 534.9 | |
| May | 465.8 | 997.7 | 1,835.8 | |
| June | 228.4 | 801.8 | 1,686.1 | |
| July | 40 | 108.5 | 318.7 | |
| August | 17.7 | 32.3 | 66.5 | |
| September | 13.4 | 23.3 | 48.1 | |
| October | 18.6 | 32 | 70.2 | |
| November | 21.4 | 33 | 56.3 | |
| December | 20 | 29.9 | 49.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Little Snake River near Lily, CO