USGS Streamgage 09166950
Lost Canyon Creek near Dolores, CO
Lost Canyon Creek near Dolores, CO is USGS streamgage 09166950 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14030002. It drains a watershed of about 71 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1984. Typical flow runs near 0 cfs in July and 52.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 71 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,033 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14030002
- Coordinates
- 37.44582, -108.46834
- USGS site number
- 09166950
- Records begin
- 1984-04-01 (42 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 42 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 | 0.8 | 3.4 | |
| February | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 | |
| March | 0.9 | 6.9 | 80 | |
| April | 1 | 52.2 | 260.8 | |
| May | 0.6 | 36.2 | 215.3 | |
| June | 0 | 0.4 | 16.9 | |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| November | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | |
| December | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).