USGS Streamgage 06718550
North Clear Creek above Mouth near Black Hawk, CO
North Clear Creek above Mouth near Black Hawk, CO is USGS streamgage 06718550 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10190004. It drains a watershed of about 60 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1994. Typical flow runs near 11.7 cfs in July and 10.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 60 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,930 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10190004
- Coordinates
- 39.74889, -105.39917
- USGS site number
- 06718550
- Records begin
- 1994-10-01 (32 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 32 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 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4 | |
| February | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | |
| March | 2.4 | 4 | 7.2 | |
| April | 5.2 | 10.3 | 24.4 | |
| May | 17.5 | 48.7 | 107.6 | |
| June | 15.1 | 45.2 | 109.5 | |
| July | 5.9 | 11.7 | 30.8 | |
| August | 2.4 | 5.7 | 17.5 | |
| September | 1.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 | |
| October | 1.9 | 3.5 | 8.7 | |
| November | 2.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | |
| December | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Clear Creek at Golden, CO
- Lena Gulch at Lakewood, CO
- Little Dry Creek at Westminster, CO
- Little Dry Creek below Federal Blvd at Westminster, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lower Cabin Creek Reservoir near Georgetown, CO
- S Clear Creek above Lwr Cabin Creek Reservoir Spilwy near Georgtwn
- Leavenworth Creek at Mouth near Georgetown, CO
- Clear Creek above West Fork Clear Creek near Empire, CO