USGS Streamgage 09076000
Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO
Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO is USGS streamgage 09076000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010004. It drains a watershed of about 42 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1911. Typical flow runs near 170.6 cfs in July and 24.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 42 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,236 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010004
- Coordinates
- 39.16341, -106.88075
- USGS site number
- 09076000
- Records begin
- 1911-01-01 (115 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 115 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 | 18.7 | 25.3 | 34.5 | |
| February | 17.2 | 22.8 | 30.4 | |
| March | 18.2 | 21.3 | 27 | |
| April | 20.1 | 24.8 | 34.6 | |
| May | 41.2 | 78.7 | 150.6 | |
| June | 133.9 | 261.6 | 375.1 | |
| July | 68.7 | 170.6 | 342.2 | |
| August | 32.6 | 74.8 | 193.4 | |
| September | 24 | 43.2 | 105.8 | |
| October | 26.2 | 37.1 | 94 | |
| November | 27.4 | 32.7 | 58.4 | |
| December | 20.9 | 27.5 | 50.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Roaring Fork River below Maroon Creek near Aspen, CO
- North Cunningham Creek Conduit Bypass near Norrie, CO
- Last Chance Creek near Norrie, CO
- Lime Creek near Thomasville, CO
- Fryingpan River near Ruedi, CO
- Roaring Fork River near Emma, CO
- Crystal River above Avalanche Creek, near Redstone, CO
- Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO