USGS Streamgage 09371492
Mud Creek at State Highway 32, near Cortez, CO
Mud Creek at State Highway 32, near Cortez, CO is USGS streamgage 09371492 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080202. It drains a watershed of about 35 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1981. Typical flow runs near 13.3 cfs in July and 1.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 35 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,782 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080202
- Coordinates
- 37.31278, -108.66121
- USGS site number
- 09371492
- Records begin
- 1981-10-01 (45 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 45 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 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | |
| February | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | |
| March | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.7 | |
| April | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.5 | |
| May | 5.1 | 9.3 | 14.3 | |
| June | 8 | 12.2 | 16.5 | |
| July | 8.7 | 13.3 | 19.1 | |
| August | 8.4 | 13.9 | 20.5 | |
| September | 6.4 | 13.5 | 19.6 | |
| October | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.3 | |
| November | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| December | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).