USGS Streamgage 09066300
Middle Creek near Minturn, CO
Middle Creek near Minturn, CO is USGS streamgage 09066300 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010003. It drains a watershed of about 6 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1964. Typical flow runs near 7.7 cfs in July and 1.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 6 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 8,210 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010003
- Coordinates
- 39.64582, -106.38225
- USGS site number
- 09066300
- Records begin
- 1964-10-01 (62 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 62 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 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| February | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| March | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| April | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | |
| May | 4.2 | 10.2 | 23.3 | |
| June | 13 | 31.3 | 58.2 | |
| July | 2.2 | 7.7 | 27.9 | |
| August | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 | |
| September | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
| October | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | |
| November | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| December | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Gore Creek above Red Sandstone Creek at Vail, CO
- Gore Creek at Mouth near Minturn, CO
- Beaver Creek at Avon, CO
- Eagle River below Wastewater Treatment Plant at Avon, CO
- Lake Creek near Edwards, CO
- Eagle River below Gypsum, CO
- Eagle River at Price Lane Bridge near Gypsum, CO
- Eagle River below Milk Creek near Wolcott, CO