USGS Streamgage 09041090
Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO
Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO is USGS streamgage 09041090 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14010001. It sits on the Muddy Creek, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 145 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1990. Typical flow runs near 11.2 cfs in July and 88.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead, alongside daily high and low water-temperature forecasts.
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Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 145 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 7,517 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14010001
- Coordinates
- 40.2025, -106.42194
- USGS site number
- 09041090
- Records begin
- 1990-04-01 (36 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook + water temperature
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 37 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 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 12.6 | |
| February | 4.1 | 8.1 | 13.1 | |
| March | 8.4 | 13.7 | 40 | |
| April | 33.2 | 88.5 | 193 | |
| May | 115.6 | 321.5 | 641.4 | |
| June | 21.5 | 108.3 | 332.5 | |
| July | 2.8 | 11.2 | 43.1 | |
| August | 2.4 | 6.9 | 17.8 | |
| September | 1.5 | 4.5 | 11.7 | |
| October | 3.4 | 6.1 | 15 | |
| November | 4.8 | 8 | 13.8 | |
| December | 3.3 | 8 | 13.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 321.5 cfs, against 4.5 cfs in September, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 7.6 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 2.8 and 12.6 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 09041090 begin in 1990, about 36 years, covering roughly 7,011 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. A companion model forecasts each day's water-temperature high and low. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO?
- The gauge sits at 40.2025, -106.42194, in Colorado, in hydrologic subbasin 14010001, at an elevation of about 7,517 feet, draining roughly 145 square miles.
- Can I use Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Muddy Creek
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Muddy Creek in full.
- Muddy Creek above Antelope Creek near. Kremmling, CO this page
- Muddy Creek below Wolford Mtn Reser. near Kremmling, CO 270 sq mi
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Muddy Creek below Wolford Mtn Reser. near Kremmling, CO
- Colorado River near Kremmling, CO
- Piney River below Piney Lake, near Minturn, CO
- Piney River near State Bridge, CO
- Rock Creek at McCoy, CO
- Colorado River at Catamount Bridge, CO
- Colorado River near Dotsero, CO
- Grizzly Creek near Grizzly Lake near Glenwood Springs, CO