USGS Streamgage 09372000
McElmo Creek near Colorado-Utah State Line
McElmo Creek near Colorado-Utah State Line is USGS streamgage 09372000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080202. It drains a watershed of about 345 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1951. Typical flow runs near 38.5 cfs in July and 24.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 345 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 4,914 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080202
- Coordinates
- 37.32416, -109.01567
- USGS site number
- 09372000
- Records begin
- 1951-03-01 (75 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 14.9 | 27.4 | 47.2 | |
| February | 17.5 | 31.7 | 81.1 | |
| March | 16.8 | 32.8 | 115.7 | |
| April | 4.7 | 24.4 | 71.5 | |
| May | 4.6 | 32.1 | 82.4 | |
| June | 5.8 | 43.6 | 85.2 | |
| July | 2.9 | 38.5 | 105.5 | |
| August | 3.8 | 49.5 | 125 | |
| September | 3.9 | 52.3 | 126.8 | |
| October | 13 | 48 | 107.2 | |
| November | 19.5 | 37.9 | 75 | |
| December | 16 | 30 | 51.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).