USGS Streamgage 06630465
Medicine Bow River ab E Fk Med Bow near Elk Mountain, WY
Medicine Bow River ab E Fk Med Bow near Elk Mountain, WY is USGS streamgage 06630465 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10180004. It drains a watershed of about 46 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2011. Typical flow runs near 26 cfs in July and 16.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 46 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,986 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10180004
- Coordinates
- 41.54778, -106.40972
- USGS site number
- 06630465
- Records begin
- 2011-05-24 (15 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 15 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 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 12.1 | |
| February | 4.4 | 7.8 | 11.5 | |
| March | 4 | 8 | 16.4 | |
| April | 7.3 | 16.3 | 49.7 | |
| May | 51.8 | 131 | 305.5 | |
| June | 107.8 | 306.8 | 671.4 | |
| July | 9.7 | 26 | 252.8 | |
| August | 6.5 | 9.8 | 31.5 | |
| September | 5.4 | 8.2 | 19.9 | |
| October | 6.4 | 10.2 | 21.7 | |
| November | 6.9 | 9.5 | 19.9 | |
| December | 6.7 | 9 | 14.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).